HackTrain
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There will be NO Hacktrain!
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[edit] Hacktrain is cancelled, there were way too few registrations.More info soon by Mail and on their website. We all feel very sad about it, and want to shout a very big Thank you to scamp and enno for their enthusiasm - they really did not deserve such an end. This sucks, and I really hope that those 500 pre-registerers feel somewhat ashamed - this is not what I consider fair play. --Fh 18:04, 3 Jul 2005 (CEST). Ticket auction: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6543229064 |
The HackTrain is a specially chartered train, which picks up all the nerds in germany, who want to get to What The Hack.
The Hacktrain is cooperating with W00tstock village .
Have a look at the announcement on hacktrain mailinglist.
Hacktrain background
The challenge is open, but short of someone landing a spaceship on the main field, this has to be the winner in the 'coolest way to get to What The Hack' contest. In fact, it is so cool we know some Dutch people who will take a regular train to Mannheim so they can ride the Hacktrain all the way.
The ride is an event in itself and starts in Mannheim, goes all the way north to Hannover, and then west to What The Hack.
More information can be found at http://www.hacktrain.de/
Day Table to WTH and back
| Train moves towards | Leaving | Arriving |
| What The Hack | July 27 | July 27 |
| Mannheim | July 31 (20.00 evening) | August 1 (08.00 next morning) |
Payment
The Hacktrain payment website is up and running.
Please look below for the type of ticket you need to book to be able to ride the HackTrain.
NOTE
Note: The price calculated is for 300 people joining Hacktrain.
- This number has been measured from the number of people who pre-registered.
If a substantial lower number of people really book the Hacktrain we -will- have a problem.
If we have more people booking the Hacktrain we will return the profit to the people riding the Hacktrain by handing out free drinks :)
The Round Trip prices and the Route -to- WTH
Leaving Mannheim on Wednesday 27 July at 09.00.
Arriving in Den Bosch on Wednesday 27 July at 21.00.
| Price Round Trip Ticket | Depart Time | City |
| Ticket 1 (100 Euro roundtrip) | 10:00 | Mannheim |
| 10:45 | Mainz | |
| 12:00 | Frankfurt-Süd | |
| 14:00 | Kassel | |
| 16:00 | Hannover | |
| Ticket 2 (70 euro roundtrip) | 17:00 | Bielefeld |
| Ticket 3 (50 euro roundtrip) | 18:00 | Dortmund |
| 18.30 | Essen | |
| Ticket 4 (40 euro roundtrip) | 19:30 | Düsseldorf |
| 20:00 | Kaldenkirchen (changing Choo-Choo, NO boarding) | |
| 22:00 | Boxtel (What The Hack !!!) (Arriving!) |
The Route -from- What The Hack to Mannheim
Leaving Den Bosch on Sunday 31 July at 20.00
Arriving in Mannheim Monday 1 August at 08.00 (next morning).
| Type of Ticket | Depart Time | City |
| Ticket 4 | 20:00 | Boxtel (What The Hack) |
| 22:00 | Kaldenkirchen (changing Choo-Choo, NO getting off) | |
| 22:30 | Düsseldorf | |
| Ticket 3 | 23:30 | Essen |
| 00:00 | Dortmund | |
| Ticket 2 | 01:00 | Bielefeld |
| Ticket 1 | 02:00 | Hannover |
| 04:00 | Kassel | |
| 06:00 | Frankfurt-Süd | |
| 07:15 | Mainz | |
| 08:00 | Mannheim |
For those of you who come from abroad by plane or train - please let us know about your time of arrival so we maybe can sync the times of the hacktrain with you.
