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The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Coronation Class [a] is a class of express passenger steam locomotives designed by William Stanier.They were an enlarged and improved version of his previous design, the LMS Princess Royal Class, and on test were some of the most powerful steam locomotives ever used in Britain at 2,511 dbhp.
This category contains articles about sport in the city and Metropolitan Borough of City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
6256, along with the last Stanier pacific, 46257 City of Salford (which appeared after nationalisation in 1948) were built with several modifications to the original Stanier design, by George Ivatt. 6256 was initially painted in LMS 1946 black livery. After nationalisation in 1948, BR renumbered the locomotive to 46256.
It was exactly 64 years ago that the first baseball game was broadcast on television in color. WCBS-TV in New York City broadcast the Boston Braves beating the Brooklyn Dodgers by an 8-1 score.
Salford (/ ˈ s ɒ l f ər d / SOL-fərd), [5] also known as the City of Salford, is a metropolitan borough with city status in Greater Manchester, England.The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford, but covers a larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton, Walkden and Pendlebury. [6]
A 25th Anniversary celebrating John Wilkinson's time at the club was arranged for the Super League game between Salford and Harlequins RL on 15 June 2007. He remained chairman of the club for 31 years until 2013, which remained the longest chairmanship of any major sports team around the world until 2017 when overtaken by FC Porto's Pinto da Costa.
After the success of the Fort Bragg Game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in July 2016, reports spread that MLB was planning another similar event in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, which is the venue town for the annual Little League World Series and home to the Williamsport Crosscutters, then of Minor League Baseball.
In 2008, the Locos worked out a long-term agreement with the City of Lima that allowed them to move the team back into the city limits to play their home games at Simmons Field. Like other Summer Collegiate Baseball teams, the Lima Locos are dedicated to providing minor league level competition for NCAA players that wish to continue on into ...