Train drivers end 62-hour strike

Train drivers returned to work today, ending the country's biggest rail strike, but the union threatened more strikes next week if it didn't get a new offer.

The 62-hour strike over pay hit freight and commuter services and raised fears about the effect on Europe's biggest economy. Some companies were forced to cancel shifts because of parts shortages, and shipping containers piled up in Hamburg, Germany's largest port.

The dispute between the GDL train drivers union and rail operator Deutsche Bahn started in March. The two sides are not talking, and the company has said it won't make a new offer.