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Working model, scale 1:12, of twin-cylinder steam driven double trunk screw engines, as extensively used for screw propulsion on the HMS 'Minotaur' and 'Northumberland' (1865-1868), construction ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The ¾ inch to 1 foot scale model of the 2-6-2 Baldwin Locomotive built by ...

If engineering choices a hundred years ago had been only slightly different, we could have ended up in a world full of steam engines rather than internal combustion engines. For now, though, steam ...

Over the decades we have seen a lot of methods for powering LEGO-based contraptions, ranging from LEGO Technic pneumatics to electric motors, but what about steam power? We have all seen those cute ...

The introduction of several advanced, efficient, and more robust power options over the years has largely overshadowed steam ...