Steam locomotives are impossibly romantic, and narrow-gauge engines, about half the size of an ordinary locomotive, are impossibly cute as well, in the manner of a pint-size version of anything ...

Explore a vintage live steam engine made by the German toy company 'Bing,' founded in 1863. This video showcases a 1923 live steam engine in action and provides insight into the brand's legacy of ...

The jewel in the Harz Railway's crown is the line to the top of the Brocken, completed in 1899. Most trains including all those to and from the Brocken are hauled by steam locomotives, usually ...

Two German scientists from the University of Stuttgart have developed the world’s smallest steam engine, a creation they say could spark more micromechanical machines in the coming years.

The micro-engine can be seen only under a microscope The world's smallest working "steam engine" has been built in Germany, according to a team of researchers. Themicroscopic model, externalwas ...

On Feb. 23, 1892, Rudolf Diesel obtained German patent RP 67207 for an internal combustion engine that required no ignition source and proved over time far more mechanically efficient than ...

This is a vintage live steam engine made by the brand 'Bing'. 'Bing' was a German toy company founded in 1863 in Nuremberg, Germany by two brothers, Ignaz Bing and Adolf Bing, initially producing ...