Iconic British firm Rolls-Royce has launched a new 12-cylinder version of its MTU Series 2000 engine. The new model, ...

It's not unusual to find an engine that was built by chopping cylinders off of a bigger engine. Jaguar's supercharged V6 used ...

The Rolls-Royce Meteor tank engine significantly impacted the ground warfare strategy of British troops in WWII. Before the Meteor entered the fray, Britain's cruiser tanks were severely ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Britt Allcroft, the British writer, director and producer who steered the animated locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine to television 40 years ago en route to launching a ...

Britt Allcroft, the producer who adapted Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends for television ... Allcroft met Awdry while making a documentary about British steam engines. Falling in love with ...

Her original adaptation was a live-action production with a small budget that premiered in 1984 on the British channel ITV as “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends,” later shortened to “Thomas ...