The annual No Trousers On The Tube Day 2020 - LONDON
- 4 years ago
Hundreds of Londoners have stripped down to their underwear for the annual No Trousers On The Tube Day.
Arriving in a chilly central London this afternoon, a gathering of fully clothed men and women made their down onto the underground before doing away with their trousers, skirts, leggings and shorts.
The aim of participants is to travel around town with just tighty-whities and lingerie on their lower halves in an effort to help people banish their January blues.
Today's event started at Chinatown, before partakers split into groups and making into on several tube lines.
There was even a hilarious gathering at Waterloo station where people in briefs, skivvies and boxers performed a group dance.
An afterparty was arranged at O'Neils in Soho to give participants a chance to warm up.
The capital’s No Trousers Tube Ride originated from a small prank in New York in 2002 with seven riders taking off their 'pants' for a subway ride.
It has since spread to more than 60 cities around the world, including Berlin, Prague and Moscow.
However, organisers of the London event put out a warning in advance to anyone considering taking the fun activity too far.
The group's facebook event reads: 'Anybody found to be removing more than their trousers will be kicked off the train and reported to the British Transport Police and station authorities.'
Wearing just underwear on the tube is not illegal under the The Sexual Offences Act 2003, but organisers encourage people to avoid more risqué 'close-fitting' items such as thongs, 'banana hammocks', mankinis or kilts.
Addressing the reason behind the event, now in its 11th year, organisers said: 'Surely "it's fun" is a good enough reason?.'
Arriving in a chilly central London this afternoon, a gathering of fully clothed men and women made their down onto the underground before doing away with their trousers, skirts, leggings and shorts.
The aim of participants is to travel around town with just tighty-whities and lingerie on their lower halves in an effort to help people banish their January blues.
Today's event started at Chinatown, before partakers split into groups and making into on several tube lines.
There was even a hilarious gathering at Waterloo station where people in briefs, skivvies and boxers performed a group dance.
An afterparty was arranged at O'Neils in Soho to give participants a chance to warm up.
The capital’s No Trousers Tube Ride originated from a small prank in New York in 2002 with seven riders taking off their 'pants' for a subway ride.
It has since spread to more than 60 cities around the world, including Berlin, Prague and Moscow.
However, organisers of the London event put out a warning in advance to anyone considering taking the fun activity too far.
The group's facebook event reads: 'Anybody found to be removing more than their trousers will be kicked off the train and reported to the British Transport Police and station authorities.'
Wearing just underwear on the tube is not illegal under the The Sexual Offences Act 2003, but organisers encourage people to avoid more risqué 'close-fitting' items such as thongs, 'banana hammocks', mankinis or kilts.
Addressing the reason behind the event, now in its 11th year, organisers said: 'Surely "it's fun" is a good enough reason?.'