Some respected individuals such as Bob Hind were messianic in their pursuit of single decks. The upshot is that a fully single deck fleet is not an issue as long as capacity matches demand,
Exactly my point. Increasingly now, capacity does not meet demand and TB has long since abandoned it's policy of 'like for like' when a vehicle has to be taken out of service. I've seen several instances of Solos being substituted for full size buses on Mickloevers, Villagers and the X38.
On frequency levels I was told at a meeting between our village and Trent in 1996 following bus cuts, that the main core of the Rainbow One was to be increased from 10 minutes to 7/8. Eighteen years later we have new shiny buses, that are overcrowded and regularly leave customers standing at bus stops, just like it used to be before deregulation! No change there then....
The same thing happens every Thursday on the Red Arrow, it's particularly busy on Chesterfield Market day and passengers are left behind at Derby, Ripley and Alfreton. It may only be half a dozen people and the attitude seems to be 'We're not putting another bus on for six people, revenue wouldn't cover the cost, there's another one in half an hour, let them wait.'
Not exactly what you would expect from a really good bus company!