The 15 buses bought from 1946-1951 formed the nucleus of the Lytham fleet, supplemented the some pre-war double and single decks. By 1957 further investment was required as on average the fleet was 13 years old, with the newest bus 6 years old. Lytham therefore ordered five more PD2s and three single deckers. By know Leyland had ceased body building and Lytham went through a period whereby it accepted the lowest bid offered at the time, regardless of previous orders. The five PD2s were bodied by Northern Counties of Wigan, with six more in 1960 built by Metro Cammell of Birmingham and a final trio in 1964 bodied by Massey of Pemberton.

The first batch 57-61 cascaded PD1s such as 19 to secondary work and became established on the trunk Lytham to Blackpool routes. Bus design had moved forwards somewhat with the traditional half drop windows replaced by sliding ventilators, glass mounted in rubber rather than held in wooden frames. The poor passengers still froze in the winter as heaters were not provided until a retrofit in 1960. The prominent radiator was disguised by a new frontal design which incorporated a grill. The PD2s provided the 11/11A services virtually uninterrupted until 1970 when the first Leyland Atlanteans like 77 arrived. In 1974 local government structures were revised and Lytham St. Annes merged with rural Fylde and Kirkham to become Fylde Borough.

The newly renamed undertaking needed to reduce its operating costs as passenger numbers fell. Most of the local routes were operated by one person operated (OPO) single deckers and this was extended to the Blackpool route in stages from 1975. Fleet renewal was aided by a Government Grant of 50% of the purchase price of new buses and Fylde planned to replace 57-61 with new Leyland Atlanteans in 1975.

However the bus manufacturing industry was in the grip of industrial relations turmoil and it took a ridiculous two years from order to delivery of new buses. The intended 1974 delivery (including our 79) finally arrived in March 1975 and to avoid a shortage of buses, two PD2s (60/61) were retained and overhauled. They emerged in the revised livery of blue and white with mustard yellow band introduced in 1974 becoming the only rear entrance buses to receive this. OPO operation was they key to reducing costs and a mix of new and second hand Atlanteans saw the remaining PD2s of the 1957 and 1960 batches retired in 1977/8. 61 was the last to run in June 1978, ending rear entrance operation and leaving the trio of doored PD2s of 1964.

No. 61 was sold to a private buyer in Sheffield in October 1979. This was the last to be heard of No. 61 for many years until the LTT were informed that it still survived behind a house in Heeley, Sheffield. Investigations continued and in January 2000 the owner of No. 61 was contacted to arrange to view the bus. Standing rather forlornly in the owner's garden, the bus had suffered some vandalism and broken windows had resulted in water ingress and corrosion.