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.

The model is based on a 2500 horsepower triple-expansion four-cylinder engine that was actually ... it operates using a vacuum rather than with working steam, but the principle is essentially ...

Jay Leno’s love for the extraordinary shines through in his collection, and his 1912 Stanley Steamer is a prime example of ...

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 ...

The Kew Bridge Steam Museum in London has the largest working Cornish Steam Engine in the World. It was actually built for the site to pump water to West London and started work on the 30th May 1846.