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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk01:04, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

An AEC Regal III
An AEC Regal III
  • ... that on 15 April 1957 the first United Kingdom-India bus route was established using an AEC Regal III (pictured) to make a 20,000-mile (32,000 km) round trip? ". Indiaman, run by London’s Garrow-Fisher Tours was the first bus connecting London and south Asia, starting in April, 1957" from: Banerjee, Chandrima (20 July 2020). "Kolkata London bus service: When you could travel from Kolkata to London by road". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2020. and "The bus itself - an AEC Regal III model for those in the know - departed from London on April 15, 1957. Tickets cost the equivalent of just £85 for the London to Calcutta leg and £65 for the return journey." from: Elvery, Martin (17 July 2020). "The incredible London bus route that once took passengers to India and back". MyLondon. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 13:31, 28 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Very interesting article. (t · c) buidhe 15:16, 28 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]