Blue Diamond

Blue Diamond may refer to:

Locations

Music

Organizations

Blue Diamond (Iceland)

The Blue Diamond is the most growing tourist route in Iceland covering about 50 km looping from Reykjavik into the Reykjanes Peninsula and back. Also straight from the International Airport into the diamond route. Tours and travel related activities in this route are rapidly growing in Iceland. The Blue Diamond route is situated in the Reykjanes Geopark area which is a member of the Geoparks Network - an area with geological heritage of international significance - advancing the protection and use of geological heritage in a sustainable way and promoting awareness of key issues facing society in the context of the dynamic planet we all live on. The peninsula, with its diversity of volcanic and geothermal activity is the only place in the world where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is visible above sea level. The primary stops on the Blue Diamond route in the Reykjanes Geopark are Gunnuhver (largest mud geyser in Iceland), Valahnúkur, Walk inside a crater – Stamparnir, The Raven Rift (just like in Þingvellir – Almannagjá), The Bridge Between Continents, Reykjanes lighthouse, Friðrik VIII, Presidents hill, Power Plant Earth, Fire Island, Krísuvík, Seltún, Vikingworld, Kvikan - House of Culture and Natural Resources and the Blue Lagoon. Other stops include The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll, Duushús - Culture- and art center, Sudurnes Science and Learning Center Sandgerði, Flösin Garðskaga, Stafnes church and the Svartsengi and Reykjanesvirkjun geothermal power plants.

Diamond Bus

Diamond Bus is a bus operator in the West Midlands. It is a subsidiary of Rotala.

History

Birmingham Coach Company & Diamond Bus

In 1984 Geoff Howle commenced a coach operation trading as the Birmingham Coach Company. Following deregulation of the bus industry in 1986, Howle applied to operate route 16 between Hamstead and Birmingham in competition with West Midlands Travel.

In 2000 Birmingham Coach Company was re-branded as Diamond Bus, replacing many of their existing Leyland Nationals, expanding their network in Birmingham and the Black Country. By 2003 Diamond Bus had become a National Express contractor and opened a depot in Bradford.

Go West Midlands

In December 2005 the Go-Ahead Group purchased Diamond Bus and in February 2006 Probus Management with over 100 vehicles and merged the two companies to form Go West Midlands.

Rotala Group

In March 2008 Go West Midlands was sold to Rotala who also owned Central Connect and North Birmingham Busways. Rotala originally kept the Diamond business separate from Central Connect and Ludlows (purchased later), instead switching a number of routes between the three operators. From November 2011 Central Connect was re-branded as Blue Diamond.

Ford F-650

The Ford F-650/F-750 Super Duty are medium-duty commercial trucks produced by Ford since 2000. Prior to 2014, the trucks were produced in a joint venture between Ford and Navistar International. The replacement for the 1980-1998 F-600, F-700, and F-800, the F-650 and F-650 Super Duty are Class 6-7 medium-duty trucks, competing against the Freightliner Business Class M2 and the International Durastar. In 2011, upgrades to heavy-duty versions of the F-750 expanded the GVWR range into the Class 8 range, giving Ford its first truck in that range since the discontinuation of the L-Series in 1998.

Available primarily as a straight truck in several cab configurations, the F-650/F-750 are used primarily for box van, construction, towing, and are intended to appeal to businesses and municipalities.

From 2000 to 2014, the F-650 and F-750 were manufactured in Mexico in a joint venture with Navistar International named Blue Diamond Truck Company LLC; in 2014, production of Ford trucks shifted to Avon Lake, Ohio. The F-650 and F-750 Super Duty are sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.