Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam — Season 1, Episode 3: Driving the Wheels of Industry
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 7.7/10
Episode synopsis
The Lancastrian steeplejack’s continuing history of steam power charts the role of steam in Britain’s 18th- and 19th-century industrial expansion, and the use of huge stationary steam engines in mills, collieries and steel works until well into the 20th century.
About 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.