Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
During the daytime, when the frequency is every 6, you're probably right regarding the 10A Ste. Although Stagecoach do a hell of a lot of dead runs from St Helens regardless. If you wait for a 10A, one usually turns up within the 6 minutes and at most, 10. It may not be the bus that's meant to be there at that time, but the general public don't know that.

The 10, however, is a whole different kettle of fish. At every 12 minutes, it's much more noticeable when a bus doesn't turn up as you wait nearly half an hour before 2 arrive at once. It can and has been worse than that too. I've noted 2 buses fail to turn up and then all 3 arrive when the third is due. It's ridiculous as it just makes any journey on the 10 impossible to plan ahead particularly, when you have onward connections involved. Thankfully, the 89 is hugely more reliable and actually every 20 during the day switching to every 30 for the evening service.