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Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

  • 1 Series
  • 6 Episodes
  • Category: Engineering
  • Subtitles available

Britain's most famous steeplejack presents the series which explores the development of steam power.

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All episodes for series 1 of Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

  • S1 E1 · The Early Pioneers

    Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power.

  • S1 E2 · The Age of the Steam Locomotive

    Fred Dibnah tells the story of steam trains.

  • S1 E3 · Driving the Wheels of Industry

    Fred Dibnah looks at the expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th century.

  • S1 E4 · Steaming Down the Road

    Fred Dibnah looks at early experiments in the use of steam for road transport.

  • S1 E5 · Steam on the Water

    Fred Dibnah looks at how steam revolutionised shipping.

  • S1 E6 · Steam and the Modern Age

    Fred Dibnah looks at the advances made with the invention of the steam turbine.

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