Steam Boilers of the World
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Industrial Steam
A curated directory of preserved steam technology.
Georgetown Steam Plant
Seattle, USA
1906 power plant with original Curtis vertical steam turbines and a boiler house; free open house 2nd Saturday monthly, 10am-2pm
Waterworks Museum
Boston (Chestnut Hill), USA
Three 3-storey steam pumping engines in the 1887 pumping station; free, Wed-Sun
Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology
Hamilton, Canada
1859 waterworks with original steam pumping engines and boilers; Tue-Sun, guided tours
Old Cork Waterworks Experience (Lifetime Lab)
Cork, Ireland
Two Lancashire boilers and three triple-expansion engines (1904-07) open to view; weekdays
Midleton Distillery Experience (Old Midleton Distillery)
Midleton, Co. Cork, Ireland
Tour shows the 1834 steam engine and a working waterwheel
Kilbeggan Distillery
Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
Guided tour includes the 1887 backup steam engine and waterwheel
London Museum of Water & Steam
Brentford (London), UK
Waterworks beam engines incl. a Boulton & Watt, run on Steam Up weekends; Thu-Sun (Great Engine House closed for restoration)
Crossness Pumping Station
London, UK
Victorian beam engine “Prince Consort” runs in steam; next steaming days 15 Nov and 6 Dec 2026 (booking needed)
Kempton Steam Museum
Hanworth (London), UK
World’s largest working triple-expansion steam pumping engines; closed 20 Oct-23 Nov 2026
Papplewick Pumping Station
Near Nottingham, UK
James Watt beam engines and Galloway boilers; next steam event 14-15 Nov 2026
Abbey Pumping Station
Leicester, UK
Four Woolf compound beam engines; engines run 28-29 Nov 2026
Claymills Victorian Pumping Station
Burton upon Trent, UK
Four beam engines, boilers and a steam workshop; 2026 steaming days are over, check 2027
Queen Street Mill Textile Museum
Burnley, UK
Steam-driven weaving shed with mill engine “Peace” (steam days only); mid-March to end of October
Coldharbour Mill
Uffculme, Devon, UK
Woollen mill with steam engines and boilers (Tue-Sat) and steam days in season
Steam Trains & Ships
Steamer Virginia V
Seattle, USA
1922 wooden steamship with a working steam engine; open ship Thu-Sun 12-5pm, cruises on Steamship Sundays and in December
Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
Elbe, WA, USA
Logging-railroad steam locomotives (Polson No. 70); Christmas steam trains 20/21 Nov-23 Dec 2026
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland / Whitehead Railway Museum
Whitehead, N. Ireland, UK (and Dublin)
Steam rides behind loco 3BG on 28 Nov and in December 2026
SS Great Britain (Bristol Dockyards)
Bristol, UK
Brunel's 1843 steamship with a working replica of its 1,000 hp engine; Tue-Sun
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Pickering, UK
Heritage steam trains; Santa Express steam trains 28 Nov-24 Dec 2026