Engines built to stay fixed in one place rather than propel a vehicle, such as canal pumping-station engines, railway generating plant and other prime movers that keep transport infrastructure running. Belongs here: any named stationary engine whose historical or engineering significance ties directly to transport infrastructure or operations. Does not belong here: any engine mounted in a vehicle, tracked under the vehicle-domain engine buckets above.
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Improving on the design of the 1712 Newcomen steam engine, the Watt steam engine, developed sporadically from 1763 to 1775, was a great step in the development of the steam engine.
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