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Deep in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable piece of history chugs along every single day. The coal mine in Banovići is home to what many consider the world's last working steam ...

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Model steam engines have intrigued hackers and makers for over 100 years. Many of us have seen old steam engine models up for sale at garage sales and various internet auction sites. The problem with ...

Lakeside resident Don Bumgarner shows off his steam-engine-driven rotisserie grill, powered by an 1890s model New York Safety Steam Power Company 500-pound engine. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake) The ...

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 ...

Volunteers fundraising to move a historic steam engine out of Swindon have reached the halfway mark. The project aims to move ...