The steam engine is still shaping Germany's economy long after its invention with a new study saying areas that adopted the ...

Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.

The steam engine still drives the economy in Germany. In areas where there were particularly large numbers of steam engines at the end of the 19th century, average wages are still more than 4 per cent ...

Sometimes, looking back at history helps us understand what is happening to us today. When the steam engine arrived in factories, it wasn’t just a technical innovation, it changed the world. Suddenly, ...