HackTrain: The force is with them

Infectious enthusiasm and bright ideas were on display at last week’s HackTrain Conference. But there were also some difficult questions for the rail industry
  
This was a transport conference like no other. The presentations were positive and pacey, and many of the speakers held lightsabres as they addressed an audience of 250 in London last week.
This was the HackTrain Conference, an event that brought Silicon Valley-style free thinking and dynamism to the rail industry, explo