Prior to the construction of The Fat Controller's railway, Tidmouth was the terminus of the Tidmouth, Knapford and Elsbridge Light Railway. It had engine facilities, a huge shunting yard, and a quiet harbor. This harbor was run by a small 0-6-0 saddle tank engine known as "Valerie". She was built by Fletcher Jennings & Co. in 1910 for exclusive use by the Tidmouth Harbor Company.
Following relocation of the terminus to Tidmouth in 1925, she received some assistance in the form of a bigger tank engine called "Jennifer" and the idea of Jennifer replacing her arises. Once Valerie heard of this, she began to get worried of her future. Will she win the war against her fate?
