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100 Londoners take part in annual No Trousers Tube Ride

Around 100 people braved the cold weather to ride the capital’s underground system in their pants today as part of the annual No Trousers Tube Ride: London.

The thrill-seekers made the journey on the Bakerloo Line from Charing Cross to Paddington and back surrounded by bemused commuters who had no idea what was happening.

The group event was a meticulously organised affair, with participants told to meet in front of the two fountains to the left of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square at 3pm sharp today.

Around 100 people took part in today’s No Trousers Tube Ride: London

The trouserless participants travelled on the Bakerloo Line from Charing Cross to Paddington and back again

Organisers then divided people into groups before everyone headed to Charing Cross Tube station.

Once inside, they gathered on the northbound Bakerloo Line platform and got on the front carriage, where they removed their trousers and put them into a bag they had brought with them.

They were instructed to pretend they didn’t know each other and not to talk to other trouserless Tube passengers.

Those taking part were instructed to tell fellow commuters that they had forgotten their trousers and to insist that it was merely a coincidence that others had done the same

Flash in the tram: Big Apple travellers were also hungry for some trouserless fun

No talking: Pantless people pranced on the New York underground, too - and all of the partakers were not allowed to speak to each other

Participants were also told to tell fellow commuters that they had forgotten their trousers and to insist that it was merely a coincidence that others had done the same.

They were also instructed to sit in the car as they normally would, and to do ‘normal’ things such as read a magazine or newspaper.

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The two requirements for taking part in the event are a willingness to take your trousers off on the Tube and the ability to keep a straight face about it.

Organisers say the bizarre spectacle is to promote more silliness in the world and give people something to laugh at.

The day of trouser-free travel also took place in Zurich, where scores of people were seen riding trams through the city’s streets in their pants

A dog looks on as trouserless men wait to board a tram in Zurich

Nice pins: More trouserless revellers in the Swiss City exited the metro to the bemusement of commuters

The annual event is becoming more popular - with more than three time as many people taking part in London this year than last year.

The day of trouser-free travel was started by a group called Improv Everywhere in New York in 2002, but it is now a global event.

One of the places the event took place this year was Zurich, where scores of trouserless people were seen riding trams through the city’s streets.