Public transport needs to be cheep, reliable, and often to work. You can get away with any two of these at a push. Public transport works in London because you know no matter when (within reason) you turn up another bus/train/tube will be there with 15mins.
I’ve been to places in Wales where it’s a bus out in the morning and one back home in the evening.
People can’t rely on buses that run like this would you risk getting a bus out somewhere if the only return bus might get cancelled?
Not on your nelly! Just the chance of missing it would be enough to put me off.
Public transport needs to be cheep, reliable, and often to work. You can get away with any two of these at a push. Public transport works in London because you know no matter when (within reason) you turn up another bus/train/tube will be there with 15mins.
That’s it, they need to be as regular as… buses.
If I wander down to the bus stop or train station I don’t really have to know the times as something will be along shortly.