Akrofuom

Akrofuom is a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Akrofuom Secondary Technical School.[1][2] The school is a second cycle institution.[3]

Akrofuom
Country Ghana
RegionAshanti Region

Ashanti Goldfield Corporation
Hudswell Clarke as No. 1238 of 1916, now on the Apedale Valley Light Railway in England

The Ashanti Goldfield Corporation operated a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway near Akrofuom. They used a 0-6-0 WT well tank locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke as No. 1238 of 1916. It was, however, plated as Robert Hudson, who had placed the order. Its working life ended in 1952 when it fell into a river near Akrofuom, killing its driver and was abandoned.[4]

References
  1. "Educational Institutions". www.centralregion.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. "References ยป Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. Chris Allen: Apedale Valley Light Railway - about to couple up.


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