Wellington

Wellington was a small farming community until the opening of the pass through the Bain's Kloof mountains in 1853. The railway followed ten years later, and Wellington swelled, becoming a stop-over point for transport in the area.

Despite its historical growth, Wellington today is not a great centre of activity, so it is curious that every passenger train makes a forced stop at Wellington.

This is because the man who donated his land for the Wellington station did so on condition that every passing train stopped there - even the -distance express trains pull in for a few minutes to adhere to this old rite of passage.

Wellington is the centre for South Africa's dried-fruit industry. In early summer you might see row upon row of bright orange apricot halves soaking in the dry sunshine.

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