begun good-naturedly . Web programmer , David Mudkips , 25 , from east London , told PA that the event was `` Like rush hour but fun . There were people 's sweaty armpits in my face but I did n't care because I was drinking . '' Student Frankie Abbott , 21 , also from east London , said earlier in the evening : `` It might be fun to do the whole night but I think it 's going to get a bit messy . There are guys drinking from funnels already . '' Sailor Peter Moore , 35 , from Brighton on the southern English coast , told the agency his night was `` Drunken , I just downed a can of beer in 10 seconds . It 's sweaty on there but I 'm going round and round until I vomit . '' As the evening progressed the situation deteriorated . Photographer Desmond Fitzgerald , 48 , from south London , told PA that by 11pm at Gloucester Road subway station he was afraid someone might slip onto the tracks due to the amount of spilt alcohol on the platform . `` At first the atmosphere
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- London 's subway system was engulfed by thousands of revelers Saturday night , marking the introduction of an alcohol ban on the mass transit network . Revelers hit London 's subway system Saturday night to mark the introduction of an alcohol ban . Eyewitnesses have described how some drunken partygoers , often dressed in fancy dress , fought , damaged subway trains and vomited . Authorities were forced to close six stations on the network , including major transportation hubs at Liverpool Street , Baker Street and Euston . A spokesman for British Transport Police , which patrols the network , said that police had been told of a large `` large amount '' of disorder and `` multiple instances of trains being damaged '' , causing them to be pulled from service , the UK 's Press Association reported , adding : `` This was an unfortunate end to what should have been a fun event . '' There were reports of at least 17 arrests . Much of the disorder concentrated on the Circle Line , which encircles the center of the city . Many reports say that the night had