Friday 19 February 2016

This weekend at NTSR - Ten Hour Hackathon

This weekend at the North Tyneside Steam Railway, Cl.08 No.08915 will be operating trains on Sunday (21st Feb). Along with 'Railway Codes - A Ten Hour Hackathon' in the Stephenson Railway Museum.


Locomotive pioneers George and Robert Stephenson spent 20 years in North Tyneside testing novel concepts and engineering methods, work which indisputably changed the face of industry, transport and logistics. In this making event, we invite you to invoke the spirit of Stephenson by reinterpreting and inventing using the rail and transport resources at Stephenson Railway Museum.

Participants will take part in a 10-hour intensive event, exploring data and the rich array of artefacts at the museum, creating responses and interpretations using rail data and the Stephenson collection, from station information, to field recordings and artefact imagery.

You will meet fellow enthusiasts, seasoned experts, creatives and data scientists and come together to collaborate. You can ask questions about data patterns, create interactive artworks, or find creative ways to tell the story of the railway – this is a chance to experiment!

The final creations will be hosted and promoted by Stephenson Railway Museum and FutureEverything.

9am - 7pm



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