A Turing machine is only a device to illustrate an abstract mathematical construct. Of course you can build a device that resembles a Turing machine, but usually they do not come with an infinite tape as in the original definition.
Unfortunately the video is too noisy to appreciate all the machine's clicks and buzzs. There's a linked video though of a (simpler) automaton, which provides a much clearer angle to appreciate its working and the sounds it makes.
It can run on steam if you like; it just needs one rotating shaft as input power. I did have the first version hooked up to a model steam engine, shown at the end of the video here: http://www.srimech.com/turing-machine-and-maker-faire.html
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[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=-1nbC6IfMm0