However, steam engines had their own set of shortcomings ... The valve, in turn, is controlled by a cam, which leads to the engine working on both strokes of the engine instead of one.

Everything you’d associate with a steam engine is there, but just barely. The tooling needed to accomplish this feat is pretty impressive too. [Chronova] are no strangers to precision work ...

Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers ... Keith goes on to show some of the common failures he’s found while working on these wonderous little machines. First off is the paint.

Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine. He called it an aeolipile, or "wind ball". His design was a sealed caldron of water ...

WITH a puff of steam, a shrill whistle, and a rhythmic chug, the newly-restored SR Merchant Navy class locomotive proved that ...