Age of Steam episode 6: Fred delves into the significant progress made in the field of steam power technology, with particular focus on the groundbreaking invention of the steam turbine. He examines the persistent utilisation of this remarkable innovation in contemporary times, where it continues to play a crucial role in electricity generation across various types of power plants, including […]
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Age of Steam episode 5: A look at how steam power revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers with screw propellers to more modern vessels like the Royal Yacht Britannia. Britain’s most beloved steeplejack and fervent industrial enthusiast, the late Fred Dibnah, transports us to the captivating era of the 18th century, when the ground-breaking invention of the steam engine
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Age of Steam episode 3: Fred looks at the key role that was played by steam power in the extraordinary expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries, and at the continued use of huge stationary steam engines in mills, collieries and steel works until well into the 20th century. As we navigate through the
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Age of Steam episode 2: Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power, from early colliery railways to the end of steam travel in Britain in the 1960s. Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station. As we navigate through the 21st
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Age of Steam episode 1: Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station. Fred visits Cornwall to look at the early history of the steam engine, first developed to pump water from tin mines. As we navigate through the 21st century, it
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