To demonstrate that the technology was fit for purpose and to select between the various competing options, on April 25, 1829, the L&MR Treasurer, Henry Booth, issued a challenge to ‘all Engineers and ...

has actually found the boiler to continue to generate steam in sufficient quantities to maintain the pressure while the locomotive was moving at that speed, and pulling with an average strain or ...

Volunteers at the Corris Railway have started the 10-year overhaul of steam locomotive No. 7, a replica of Talyllyn Railway ...

The United States, in spite of this fact and the additional evidence of the value of superheat arising from its almost universal use in locomotive ... of the boiler tubes. Steam passing from ...

A boiler explosion occurred in a brass foundry at Bridgeport, Ct., on the 12th inst., the force of which nearly demolished the whole building. We learn from the Farmer that the catastrophe does ...

When two Denver & Rio Grande Railroad trains collided on the night of Jan. 15, 1909, near the east entrance to Glenwood ...

The next Steam Next Fest runs from Monday, February 24 to Monday, March 3, 2025. We expect it to start at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST / 7pm CET / 3am AEST. Steam Next Fest offers a combination of ...

No injuries were reported. One Oregon resident escaped the home safely after the explosion and first responders provided oxygen to a cat on scene, the outlet reports. The property, which was once ...

Many were killed instantly by the explosion, fire, falling timbers, shrapnel and searing steam from the boilers, and many by drowning. Hundreds of bodies were reported floating in the river the ...

An HVAC technician recently shared the aftermath of a dangerous boiler explosion on Reddit, offering a stark reminder of the risks posed by malfunctioning gas-based heating systems. According to the ...