Ashanti Goldfields Corporation 0-6-0WT No. 104
Apedale, Staffordshire, UK 		Location: Moseley Railway Trust
Status: Operational
Posted: Aug 20, 2025 @ 05:08:53 by Russell Newman
Now back in steam again following completion of its overhaul, the former Ashanti Goldfields Corporation Hudswell Clark built 0-6-0WT (Works No. 1238) No. 104, is visiting the Leighton Buzzard Railway for their Autumn Gala Weekend on the 6th and 7th of September 2025.
Posted: Aug 5, 2023 @ 13:08:35 by Russell Newman
The former Ashanti Goldfields Corporation Hudswell Clark built 0-6-0WT (Works No. 1238) No. 104 is visiting the West Lancashire Light Railway for their Summer Gala from the 4th to 6th of August 2023, as part of its grand tour of heritage narrow gauges railways around the UK before being taken out of service for overhaul soon.
Posted: Jun 16, 2023 @ 10:06:41 by Russell Newman
The former Ashanti Goldfields Corporation Hudswell Clark built 0-6-0WT (Works No. 1238) No. 104 is visiting the Amerton Railway for their Summer Steam Gala weekend on the 17th and 18th of June 2023, as part of a farewell visit as the boiler ticket runs out soon.
Posted: Sep 20, 2019 @ 09:09:12 by Jack Spencer
Hudswell Clarke well tank No. 104 is making her second visit to the Leighton Buzzard Railway for their 100 Anniversary Steam Gala on 5th and 6th October, along with similar Hudswell Clarke GP39.
Posted: May 22, 2016 @ 14:05:20 by Robn R Beck
When built it was sold to Ashanti Goldfield Corporation and exported via Liverpool docks. Worked near Akrofuom in Ghana until a fatal accident in 1952 when it fell into a river in a storm. It was recovered in 1995 put on outside display at a museum in Obuasi at the Anglo Gold Ashanti mine. Returned to the UK in 2008.

The builders works plate has Robert Hudson Ltd. This company supplied everything to build narrow gauge railways, mostly manufacturing wagons & trackworks. The rest was bought in from local firms. They had an agreement with Hudswell Clarke who built locos to their specifications. They were delivered with Robert Hudson Ltd, on the works plate.

Posted: Feb 24, 2009 @ 11:02:14 by Phil Horton
Ex Ashanti Goldfields Corporation a 0-6-0WT awaits restoration at the Apedale Country Park, Staffordshire on 21 February 2009.
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 @ 13:07:44 by Steve Frost
A recent repatriation from Ghana, this little loco is believed to be Hudswell Clarke No 1238, although No 1239 was also supplied to the firm. It worked at Obuasi mine and will be restored to operation. It is of a design that was produced for the Department of Light Railways during the First World War for use on the Western Front. It is the sole survivor in the UK of the 58 that saw service in the Great War.