THE author of this book holds the first place among those who many years ago made the locomotive an object of scientific study. His famous work on railway machinery is still of prime importance, ...
Belching out black smoke, steam locomotives (SLs) boasted an unyielding presence on Japan’s rails decades ago.
More than 200 years ago, the steam boiler helped spark the Industrial Revolution. Since then, steam has been the lifeblood of industrial activity ...