Author: Anthony Coulls

Since the dawn of the railways, away from the glamour of the main line express, thousands of miles of industrial railway moved raw materials and fi...

Stationary steam engines were the quiet powerhouses of the Industrial Revolution. They provided the driving force behind every manufacturing proces...

The first traction engines were built around the middle of the nineteenth century. Their great pulling power and ability to provide power for other...

Narrow gauge railways have long been a source of fascination for many. From famous public lines such as the Ffestiniog Railway and Lynton & Bar...

Slate from British quarries roofed the world. For a period in the nineteenth century, ships exported thousands of tons of roofing slate from the UK...

In the nineteenth century, it became obvious that the UKs road system needed to be improved. Smoother roads were required to allow people to travel...