The first London to Calcutta bus service was The Indiaman run by Oswald-Joseph Garrow-Fisher.
It arrived in Calcutta on June 5.
For the forward journey, Garrow-Fisher charged a fare of 85 and 65 for the return.
After entering India, it travelled through New Delhi, Agra, Allahabad and Banaras, eventually reaching Calcutta.
It made long hauls in Paris, Venice, Istanbul, Tehran, and Lahore.
Sandstorms and torrential rains, dust and heat made progress nightmarish.
On the return trip, they found the Pakistan-Iranian border was closed due to an outbreak of Asian influenza.
Upon reaching the port they learned the land border had reopened.
So he turned the bus around and drove back the 630 miles to Lahore, then westward again.
Mr Oswald Garrow Fisher, driver and organiser of the trip.
The Indiaman made a total of four round trips before the bus was retired.
Garrow-Fishers successful venture spawned many copy-cats.
Some of the journeys terminated in Kathmandu, some in Delhi, and others in Mumbai.
One even went as far as Sydney.
The last leg of the journey from India to Sydney was made on ship.
The bus could barely manage 32 miles per hour and had a large dent in the rear.
Stewart completely refurbished the interiors.
He fitted it out with bunk beds to suit 14 passengers, extra fuel tanks and drinking water supply.
He named the bus Albert.
On Alberts first journey, the bus drove 13 passengers from Sydney to London a distance of 16,000 miles.
The service was supposed to start in 2021, but got delayed, probably due to the Covid pandemic.
The first bus is expected to leave in April next year.
The bus Indiaman passes through Turkey during its trip from London to Calcutta, 1957.
The bus near Tabriz in Persia in flood waters.
In Iran, the bus full of 20 British passengers, faces a washed out bridge under repair.
The stream is still passable but the only way across is to drive through it.
Passengers stop for a picnic by the river in Yugoslavia during their trip.
A roadworker helps with his pick-axe after the bus wheels were bogged down in mud in Persia.
Passengers rest during their trip in Yugoslavia.
The bus stops for water in Yugoslavia.
The Indiaman drew a crowd in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The bus passes an elephant in Amritsar, India.
