German rail passengers seethed on Tuesday at the beginning of a … seven-day strike by train engineers for more pay and shorter hours.

The longest stoppage in the bitter dispute is set to continue until Sunday morning.

“We have managed to get around one-third of our long-term train services running again,” said Achim Stauss, spokesman for rail operator Deutsche Bahn told euronews.

“At some stations we have provided trains for people to sleep in, like here in Berlin, Munich, Cologne and Hamburg for customers we couldn’t find hotel accommodation for.”