The opening weekend of the Night Tube got off to a mostly trouble-free start with revellers - some drunk and some not - said to be fairly well-behaved.

For the first time party-goers enjoyed the perks of using parts of the London Underground , namely the Victoria and Central Lines, throughout the night and into the early hours of Saturday and Sunday.

Many were seen worse for wear sprawled across sleeping on the seats or on friends and partners as they made their way back from bars and clubs in London.

Thankfully no offences targeting any member of the public or tube staff were reported on the trains or at stations between 12.30am on Saturday (August 20) and 5am on Sunday (August 21).

This could have been down to the 100 officers patrolling services running on the two lines, which has led British Transport Police to officially hail the launch as a success.

Chief Inspector Dominique Ioannou said: “This was a historic event for London and we are not only honoured to have served as part of it, we are also delighted it went so well.

“There was a great atmosphere throughout and I would like to thank the travelling public for their support and cooperation, which guaranteed the launch weekend passed off peacefully.

“This success confirms what we already knew and what we expected to see: crime on the underground is low and evidence from 24 hour metros around the world suggest crime levels at night are no greater than during the day.

“However, we are not complacent and we will continue to work closely with Transport for London, the Metropolitan Police and other agencies to ensure the safe running of the service beyond the launch and as it is rolled out across the network.”

Over 50,000 people travelled on the first Night Tube on Friday (August 20) as London became a 24 hour city with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan among the first passengers to use the new service.

Watch as Sadiq Khan's tanoy message is played to passengers during the all-night tube service this weekend.

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A boy aged 17, was the only person arrested during the Night Tube weekend launch, at around 2am on Sunday (August 21).

He was arrested on a Victoria Line platform at Oxford Circus station on suspicion of possession of drugs and carrying a bladed article and taken to a police station.

The Night Tube service will be extended in the autumn to serve on the Northern, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines.