Historical Pneumatic Tube Events Calendar
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1799

1836

1853

1854
1854 (171 years ago)
Josiah Latimer Clark issued a patent for conveying letters and parcels by the airpressure and vacuum
Josiah Latimer Clark issued a patent for conveying letters and parcels by the airpressure and vacuum

1859

1863
17 - 02 - 1863 (162 years ago)
Commissioning underground Pneumatic Tube Mail railway in London, Great Britain
Commissioning underground Pneumatic Tube Mail railway in London, Great Britain

1864

1865
07 - 11 - 1865 (159 years ago)
The Pneumatic Railway between Holborn-hill and Euston-square formally opened
The Pneumatic Railway between Holborn-hill and Euston-square formally opened

1866

1868
20 - 08 - 1868 (156 years ago)
Successful Pneumatic Despatch experiments at Battersea, London United Kingdom
Successful Pneumatic Despatch experiments at Battersea, London United Kingdom

1870

1874

1875

1877

1879
01 - 10 - 1879 (145 years ago)
The Mix & Genest company was founded by the businessman Wilhelm Mix and the engineer Werner Genest in Berlin-Schöneberg
The Mix & Genest company was founded by the businessman Wilhelm Mix and the engineer Werner Genest in Berlin-Schöneberg

1881

1893

1897

1898
19 - 04 - 1898 (126 years ago)
Underground pneumatic tube mail service connected the central Philadelphia post office with Pennsylvania and Reading terminals
Underground pneumatic tube mail service connected the central Philadelphia post office with Pennsylvania and Reading terminals
01 - 08 - 1898 (126 years ago)
Pneumatic Tube Mail connects the New York City and Brooklyn post offices, carrying mail below ground in tubes
Pneumatic Tube Mail connects the New York City and Brooklyn post offices, carrying mail below ground in tubes

1899

1904

1910

1918

1922

1926
01 - 08 - 1926 (98 years ago)
Pneumatic Tube Mail Boston USA re-established, after being 8 years out of business
Pneumatic Tube Mail Boston USA re-established, after being 8 years out of business

1950
28 - 04 - 1950 (74 years ago)
Pneumatic Tube Mail between New York and Brooklyn (mail carried in tubes across the Brooklyn Bridge) ends because of repairs on the bridge and was never restored
Pneumatic Tube Mail between New York and Brooklyn (mail carried in tubes across the Brooklyn Bridge) ends because of repairs on the bridge and was never restored

1953

1962

1964

1967

1984

2002
13 - 08 - 2002 (22 years ago)
Prague (Czech) is flooded, damaging the Pneumatic Tube Mail system beyond repair
Prague (Czech) is flooded, damaging the Pneumatic Tube Mail system beyond repair

2007

2012
15 - 07 - 2012 (12 years ago)
Elon Musk first publicly mentions his version of the concept passenger and freight transportation, the Hyperloop
Elon Musk first publicly mentions his version of the concept passenger and freight transportation, the Hyperloop

2018