Mind the gap! Londoners strip down to their underpants as they take part in the annual No Trousers Tube Ride
- Londoners have taken part in the 11th annual No Trousers On The Tube Day event
- Tradition began with a small prank on the New York subway in 2002
- Groups meet in central London before splitting up and taking a ride on the tube
- Idea behind the activity is to bring some fun to the dark January period
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.
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
There was even a hilarious gathering at Waterloo station where people in briefs, skivvies and boxers performed a group dance
Mind the gap! 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
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
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.
Organisers of the London event put out a warning in advance to anyone considering taking the fun activity too far by showing more than they ought to
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’
All aboard: Addressing the reason behind the event, now in its 11th year, organisers said: ‘Surely “it’s fun” is a good enough reason?.’
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?.’
An afterparty was arranged at O’Neils in Soho to give participants a chance to warm up
Passengers without pants ride an escalator in a subway station in central Prague, Czech Republic
The annual event has since spread to more than 60 cities around the world, including Berlin, Prague and Moscow. Pictured: Participants at Alexanderplatz station in Berlin