THE ARGENTINIAN government has signed an agreement with the Spanish trade development organisation Expansión Exterior that will see 96 trainsets and 536 locos and coaches bought from Renfe and Feve over five years at a cost of 1·1bn pesos.

Transport Secretary Ricardo Jaime said the stock would be strengthen Buenos Aires suburban services and underpin the restoration of long-distance passenger services linking the capital with cities such as Tucum

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