File: In this photo taken Thursday June 29, 2006 a Johannesburg resident walks on Mandela Bridge above trains over the railroad tracks in Johannesburg. South Africa has accepted a Canadian dlrs 5.8 billion (euro 4.5 billion) deal with French company Alstom SA to refurbish the nation's passenger trains. The deal is one of the largest ever signed by the government since the end of apartheid, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa announced the deal Wednesday Dec. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay-file)
December 05, 2012 - 6:47 AM
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has accepted a $5.8 billion deal with French company Alstom SA to refurbish the nation's passenger trains.
The deal is one of the largest ever signed by South Africa's government since the end of the apartheid era.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa announced the deal Wednesday.
Officials with Alstom SA in Paris could not be immediately reached for comment.
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