Pneumatic tube systems – technology with a long history – New Technology

The first rörpostlinjen opened in London in 1853.

The technique spread to cities such as Paris, Vienna and New York, mainly for sending mail.

At each grid in Paris by 467 kilometers of pipe. The system was in use in more than 100 years until 1984. Truffautfilmen In Stolen kisses of 1968, one can follow a letter sent through “Poste pneumatique.”

In Prague pneumatic mail was used until 2002 when it was destroyed of flooding.