An inconspicuous participant in these events, Winston Smith, did everything to prevent…

An inconspicuous participant in these events, Winston Smith, did everything to prevent this from happening, not even suspecting that he was saving more than thousands of innocent people.

The nuclear fuse exploded far enough from the locomotive that the main charge did not detonate.

But Winston's family, who were waiting for him on the platform, never found out what had happened to the husband and father.

Another mystery was why a ginger cat followed the family, refusing to stay behind. And why, when the mother called out for her son, the cat came up too.