Historical Pneumatic Tube Events Calendar
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1799
1836
1853
1854
1854 (170 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 (161 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 (158 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