Just looked back through my notes and I've got this to say about my last two 82/82A (and 83 at the time) journeys.
83 - Washington to Birtley - Cadet 8260: no more than half a dozen people on when we left the Galleries, and people got on and off throughout the journey, eventually just myself and two OAPs onboard by the time we hit Birtley.
82 - Washington to Concord - Cadet 8255: this journey was quite crowded, about 2/3 of the bus was full when we left Washington, and like the last journey people got on and off throughout, but it died down towards Concord when a lot of people left the bus.
Obviously only one experience is from AFTER the changes, but thought I'd just share them anyway.
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