See when I hear capacity issue I think NIMBY passengers

Not in my back yard...

These days a single decker say 40 seats is realistic 20 seats why

Every one sits and has a row to themselves
If alone with friends I'ts a little different as two would sit together

So capacity "perception is reduced" as the bus is full If a single decker If one person sits on each row of two seats...

I always recall the GCT BUS I used to get on a morning before driving to work

17 people sitting on a bus and it looked full on a 30 ish seater bus

The aim should be not to feel cramped sniffing armpits listening to other music or standing on the bus from Durham to Sland