Preserved Steam-powered Machines celebrates the steam preservation movement. Preserved steam railways have been part of Britain's heritage landscape now for more than half a century, preserved steamships for more than a century. This book may, in part, be nostalgic, but it is primarily a celebration of the diversity of preserved steam in the second decade of the 21st century. Steam railways, of course, are celebrated, but so are the steamboats and steamships which have escaped the breakers, and the many industrial steam engines which have survived well beyond their usefulness in Britain's mills, factories and mines. Traction engines, and the many annual rallies they are driven to, are also covered in detail.

As well as the story of preserved steam, the book contains a useful gazetteer of the major attractions throughout Britain, giving contact names, addresses and website details for the visitor.

Illustrated throughout with stunning colour photography produced over the past forty years, this book is a tribute to the skill and perseverance of the volunteers who have ensured that steam will never die.

A publisher is currently being sought for this title.