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A new operator has been found to run the S3 line after National Express pulled out.
The new ‘Signature’ buses are ‘executive’ style and will feature leather seats and free wi-fi and ‘some of the greenest and cleanest bus engines in Europe’ bosses said.
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Centro, the publicly funded authority which manages transport, is also planning to install electronic displays at ‘several stops’ to tell passengers how far away the bus is.
It said fares will be from £1.10 single, £1.50 return or £2.50 all day ‘for a limited period’.
Councillor John Hunt, Centro’s lead member for bus highways said in a press release: “This really is an exciting development for bus services in the West Midlands.
“The Signature services really demonstrate the kind of world class public transport options we are looking to provide to existing and prospective passengers.”
Central Connect will run the days services and Silverline will run the evening and Sunday services.
The service will stop at Solihull instead of continuing to Olton.
Centro said: “This will make it much easier to keep the buses to time, something they have struggled with in the past.”
