Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam is a TV show on Yesterday. Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 7 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
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Fred Dibnah's Age Of Steam
Fred visits Cornwall to look at the early history of the steam engine, first developed to pump water from tin mines.
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Fred Dibnah looks at the advances made with the invention of the steam turbine.
30:00Fred Dibnah looks at how steam revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers to more modern vessels like the Britannia.
30:00Fred Dibnah looks at early experiments in the use of steam for road transport, and at the rise of the traction engine.
30:00Fred Dibnah looks at the extraordinary expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th century.
30:00Fred Dibnah tells the story of steam trains, from the earliest colliery railways to the 1960s.
30:00Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power from the earliest experiments in the ancient world to the modern nuclear power station.