One of the first steam engines — dubbed the Newcomen engine after its creator Thomas Newcomen — was also formidable at 9.5 meters long and tall. This majestic machine was developed for the ...

One of the most popular attractions at Peterborough’s Nene Valley Railway- the Thomas steam engine- is almost ready to hit ...

Get ready to celebrate! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is bringing Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour to Tweetsie Railroad on June 6-9 & 12-15 for a fun-filled family adventure.

She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor on television.

Pioneers like Thomas Newcomen and James Watt created ever-improving steam engines. Over time, horses fell by the wayside as people took to this new mode of transportation. Railroads began ...

Mark Miodownik shows a working model of a steam engine originally made the blacksmith Thomas Newcomen in 1712. These early steam engines produced a vacuum to generate power and were commonly used ...