In the late 1950s and early 1970s, passengers could board long-distance buses in London and travel overland to Calcutta in about 50 days. The route crossed Europe and Asia through cities and landscapes including Istanbul, Tehran, the Khyber Pass, and Kabul. The original service, ‘The Indiaman,’ made a 20,300-mile round trip in 1957 and inspired later copycat routes, including trips as far as Sydney. [amusingplanet.com]
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