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3. Driving the Wheels of Industry
Fred looks at the key role that was played by steam power in the extraordinary expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries, and at the continued use of huge stationary steam engines in mills, collieries and steel works until well into the 20th century.
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5. Steam On The Water
A look at how steam power revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers with screw propellers to more modern vessels like the Royal Yacht Britannia.
28-08-2024
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
4. Steaming Down The Road
Fred traces the development of steam power. He looks at early experiments in its use for road transport, and at the development of the traction engine.
27-08-2024
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
3. Driving The Wheels Of Industry
Fred looks at the key role that was played by steam power in the extraordinary expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries, and at the continued use of huge s ...
26-08-2024
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
2. The Age Of The Steam Locomotive
Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power, from early colliery railways to the end of steam travel in Britain in the 1960s.
20-08-2024
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
1. The Early Pioneers
Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station. Fred visits Cornwall to look at the ear ...
19-08-2024
BBC 2
Most popular episodes of Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
4. Steaming Down The Road
Fred traces the development of steam power. He looks at early experiments in its use for road transport, and at the development of the traction engine.
27-08-2024
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
5. Steam On The Water
A look at how steam power revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers with screw propellers to more modern vessels like the Royal Yacht Britannia.
28-08-2024
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
3. Driving The Wheels Of Industry
Fred looks at the key role that was played by steam power in the extraordinary expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries, and at the continued use of huge s ...
26-08-2024
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
1. The Early Pioneers
Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station. Fred visits Cornwall to look at the ear ...
19-08-2024
BBC 2
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
2. The Age Of The Steam Locomotive
Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power, from early colliery railways to the end of steam travel in Britain in the 1960s.
20-08-2024
BBC 2