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Paris: A transport strike that has crippled the French rail network ended on Friday after workers voted to give talks on pension reform a chance.
The number of trains rolling on the national rail network and the Paris underground continued to improve as staff returned to work.
Most local union committees voted on Thursday to stop their walk-out, which began on November 13 after the scrapping of pension privileges for transport and energy workers.
Paris public transport firm RATP said it expected 70 per cent of the usual number of Metro trains to be running on Friday, with a bus service of 75 per cent.
"It's better than expected," an RATP spokesman said when asked about Paris Metro traffic on Friday, adding that around 80 percent of Metro trains were running.
Rail unions are expected to continue talking for at least a month. Concessions include bonus payments in the calculation of pension rights or pay rises for those near retirement.
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