Stephen Dine Books

Stephen Dine Books

Rambler Coaches – The Rowland years 1924-2018 £35

Rambler Coaches with its distinctive green, black and cream livery has been a familiar sight on Britain’s roads for 100 years. Founded by Dick Rowland in 1924 in the seaside resort of Hastings, the company grew and flourished throughout the 1930’s, saw its coaches requisitioned in the war, but would go on to become one of the leading operators in the South East of England.

Following Dick’s death in 1966 the business continued under his widow Muriel, joined by their young son Colin. In the 1970’s they were joined by a new partner John Goodwin. This book charts the Rowland years up until Colins retirement in 2018.

With 377 pages and 321 photographs, the company’s fascinating history is complimented by a full fleet list and at £35 with include UK P&P ISBN 9780956411938

Cooks Coaches, The Story of a Sussex Village Operator – Now out-of-print

With 148 pages, fully illustrated with both black and white and colour photographs, the history of Cooks Coaches is also complimented by a full fleet list.

Still in stock the two earlier titles by Stephen Dine:

Empress of Hastings – The First 80 Years…  £8

Published in 2009 this was Steve’s first publication. Edited with historical accuracy by the late and much respected Transport Historian, David Padgham, its pages will take you through the first eighty years from 1929 of a Hastings based coach firm.

With 73 pages, fully illustrated in both black and white and colour photographs, the rear of the book has images of every single vehicle owned and a full fleet list up until the books release.

ISBN 9780956411907

MiniCab! (Cover price £22) £19.95

The True Story of Michael Gotla & the Welbeck Motors Renault Dauphine Minicabs

If ever there was a true lost story, this is the one you must read!

In 1961 Michael Gotla, the owner of London based Welbeck Motors, a successful car sales and hire company, decided to venture into the new and emerging world of minicab operation. Michael, a forward thinking, flamboyant and ideas man, was, in many ways, ahead of his time. For the very first time ever, this story can finally be told in its full and true account. Using Welbeck Motors, thought to be lost, own archives, this huge but forgotten story can now be revealed to you.

ISBN 9780956411921

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