The Prague pneumatic post (Czech: Pražská potrubní pošta) is the world's last preserved municipal pneumatic post system. It is an underground system of metal tubes under the wider centre of Prague, totalling about 55 kilometres (34 mi) in length. Known as the Old Lady of Czech telecommunications, the system started service in 1889 and remained in use by the government, banks and the media until it was rendered inoperative by the August 2002 European floods. The current owner, Telefónica O2 Czech Republic gradually is repairing and conserving the system; due to limited funding the system remained inoperative as of March 2007.
Read more about Prague Pneumatic Post: History, Pipes, Transport Capsule, Propulsion Units, Packages, Lanes and Stations, The Headquarters/switchboard
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