Some makers of machines confine themselves to replicas of conveyances actually used somewhere in the world during the steam era, while others handcraft mechanical marvels from materials available today, with a steam aesthetic, and sometimes boilers for steam powered engines.
By Land
Human-powered FavoritesWalking
Rickshaws
Pedal-power
Animal-Power
Horses
'Constructed' beasts
Carts
Carriages
Magnificent Machines
Horseless Carriage (aka the Automobile)
Steam locomotives
Mechanical Walkers
By Sea
Sailing shipsSteamers
Submarines (beginning with Jules Verne's Nautilus)
By Air
Hot Air BalloonsAssorted Airships
Dirigibles
Gyrothopters
Defying Space and Time
Time Machines (beginning with HG Wells classic)
Missing walking machines and drilling machines among others. See my post from tor.com for some more: http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/10/getting-around-in-a-steampunk-world
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