John C. Nash "Love and Iron" PDF

The Monparnasse train wreck on October 22, 1895 causes British railway companies to worry about sabotage and terrorism. Richard Carr, a consulting engineer, is invited -- well, commanded -- to attend a meeting in Edinburgh to consider how to address the issue. To throw newspapers off the scent, those invited are told to pretend they are taking a few days holiday, so Richard brings his younger wife Amelia.

As the night train steams northwards, Richard remembers a lifetime of work and love.