Leeudoringstad, North West

Leeudoringstad is a small farming town situated on the main Cape Town - Johannesburg railway line in North West Province of South Africa.

Leeudoringstad was established in 1920 and named after the Lion-thorn tree. The town hit the headlines on 17 July 1932 when a train carrying 1200 tons of dynamite from the De Beers factory at Somerset West to the Witwatersrand exploded and flattened the town, luckily only 5 people were killed.

Today, Leeudoringstad hosts the headquarters of [http://www.suidwes.co.za Suidwes Landbou] , one of the largest agricultural companies in South Africa