Taking the Tube is an everyday event in London life. Yet, if one takes a moment to glance around amidst the daily hustle, the Underground reveals its quirky charms.
Commuters on their routine journeys, typically mundane, may sometimes witness sights that decidedly stand out.
There has been no shortage of odd dialogues overheard or peculiar items being transported, better suited for a car boot than public transport. However, a recent sighting on the Underground prompted one traveller to take to social media to share the bizarre encounter.
Captioning a TikTok clip, the commuter expressed their surprise: “White rabbit spotted on the London Underground!” The captured footage showed an albino rabbit comfortably seated aboard the Hammersmith and City line.
Beside the rabbit, wearing a bright yellow harness, sat its owner. In a conversation with a fellow amazed passenger who was stroking the furry commuter, the man said that his pet “loves travelling on trains and busses”.
The video’s caption whimsically suggested London had transformed into a scene from ‘Alice in Wonderland’: “The White Rabbit hopped on the train… and suddenly, Londoners were in Wonderland.”
While the Underground does permit pets, it’s advised that smaller animals be kept in appropriate carriers for their safety and comfort.
Commuters have regularly reported sightings of a white rabbit hopping across London, causing quite the buzz and inspiring Alice in Wonderland quips.
Back in 2017, one passenger tweeted their surprise: “There’s a rabbit on my bus,” whilst others have sighted the furry commuter gallivanting from the Overground to a bus bound for Holloway.
Enthusiasts chimed in with one noting: “I saw him on the Overground to Hackney the other day… He’s very busy and important, rarely late.”
The elusive rabbit had Hackney locals questioning reality, as one stated: “I have seen that bl***y rabbit in Hackney, was sure I was hallucinating.”
A Londoner even claimed to identify the bunny’s owner, announcing, “So I tracked down the owner […] and apparently he does this often. I did have to stop a family from treading on it though!”.
Aside from rogue rabbits, another heartening tale emerged when a London Marathon runner received a hero’s welcome aboard the Underground, as commuters broke into cheers and applause.
Wonderful things also happened on the tube. One dad who ran the London Marathon in April was stunned by the support of Londoners when he took the Tube home.
In a heartwarming clip, which has since gone viral, the marathon runner descended into the London Underground to a chorus of cheers and applause from hundreds of fellow commuters.
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
