Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station.

Fred Dibnah tells the story of steam trains, from the earliest colliery railways to the 1960s.

Fred Dibnah looks at the extraordinary expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th century.

Fred Dibnah looks at early experiments in the use of steam for road transport, and at the rise of the traction engine.

Fred Dibnah looks at how steam revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers to more modern vessels like the Britannia.

Fred Dibnah looks at the advances made with the invention of the steam turbine.