media.ccc.de: MRMCD2026 - Sleeping across 4 borders - a day in a night train manager’s life

https://media.ccc.de/v/2026-623-sleeping-across-4-borders-a-day-in-a-night-train-manager-s-life

Ever since 1872 night trains are border crossing heroes. But we’ve come a long way from Georges Nagelmackers’ original vision of borderless travel experience, or haven’t we?

Ever since 1872 night trains are border crossing heroes. But we’ve come a long way from Georges Nagelmackers’ original vision of borderless travel experience, or haven’t we?

A year ago i quit tech to follow my dream and became a train conductor. Not on a boring high speed train, but crossing more borders than most people do in a year in one night: working on the night train!

Join me in the story of how night trains broke down borders and how new digital borders appeared to replace them. A dive into train technicalities, (failure of) collaboration, cultural diversity and just the daily life of the night train as told by a collector of safety certifications.

Maartje Eyskens

https://talks.mrmcd.net/2026/talk/FEHWJQ/

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