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The feature will be introduced when the S2 and S3 services are taken over by a new operator in June.
The buses – to be run by Central Connect – will also have leather seats and be painted black and silver.
But the service will stop at Solihull instead of continuing to Olton.
Public cash will be used to operate the new service after National Express said it ‘could not run the services any more due to low passenger numbers’ said Centro, which co-ordinates services.
It would not say if it was giving a subsidy to National Express and how much the new cash injection would be when asked by The Silhillian.
Spokesman Babs Coombes said: “I’m afraid we can’t disclose this information as it is commercially sensitive.”
A press release said: “Centro and Central Connect are also investigating the possibility of providing real time information on the services so passengers can find out exactly when the bus will arrive, and the bus company can track the buses to make sure they stick to the timetable.”
It said of loss of the Olton stops: “This will make it much easier to keep the buses to time, something they have previously struggled with due to traffic north of the town.”
A new National Express service will replace the S3 service to Olton and Centro says it is in talks to replace the S2 service between Solihull and Olton.
See the current timetables here and here.
A meeting will be held on Tuesday next week where Central Connect will discuss the new services.
It will be held at Solihull Civic Centre, next to Touchwood, at 6pm.
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