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British Rail Class 730

British Rail Class 730
Aventra
A Class 730 departing Milton Keynes Central in 2025
Class 730 West Midlands Railway interior
Stock typeElectric multiple unit
In service13 November 2023 – present
Manufacturer
Built atDerby Litchurch Lane Works
Family nameAventra
Replaced
Constructed2020–2024[1]
Number built84
Formation
  • 3 cars per 730/0 unit:
  • DM1-PMLW-DM2[2]
  • 5 cars per 730/2 unit:
  • DM-M1L-PMLW-M2L-DMC[3]
Diagram
  • 730/0 units:[2]
  • DM vehicles: EL249
  • PMLW vehicles: ER250
  • 730/2 units:[3]
  • DM vehicles: EL251
  • M1L vehicles: ER256
  • PMLW vehicles: ER255
  • M2L vehicles: ER254
  • DMC vehicles: EA316
Capacity
  • 3-car: 201 seats[4]
  • 5-car: 406 seats[5]
OwnersCorelink Rail[6]
Operators
Depots
Lines served
Specifications
Doors
  • Double-leaf sliding plug
  • (2 per side per car)
Maximum speed
  • 3-car:
  • 90 mph (145 km/h)
  • 5-car:
  • 110 mph (180 km/h)
Electric system(s)25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead
Current collector(s)Pantograph
BogiesBombardier Flexx-Eco
Safety system(s)
Coupling systemDellner
Multiple working
  • Within class;
  • 730/0: max. 3 units[12]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The British Rail Class 730 Aventra is a type of electric multiple unit passenger train built by Alstom for West Midlands Trains. Two separate batches of the fleet were built; 48 three-car units and 36 five-car units.

  1. ^ Clinnick, Richard (May 2024). "Production lines stop at Litchurch Lane". Headline News. Rail Express. No. 336. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b Fletcher, S. (2 February 2022). "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of Class 730/0 – Unit numbers (inclusive) 730001 to 730036" (PDF). Letter to P. Carter (Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd d.b.a Alstom). London: Office of Rail and Road. UK/51/2022/0004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hines, R. (29 January 2024). "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of Aventra CL730/0 and CL730/2 for single and multiple unit operation" (PDF). Letter to P. Carter (Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd d.b.a Alstom). London: Office of Rail and Road. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "New era of rail travel to begin as West Midlands Railway unveils electric train fleet". West Midlands Railway. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Class 730 fact sheet". Birmingham: West Midlands Trains. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Autumn start for Class 730/0s on London Euston diagrams". Rail Express. No. 327. August 2023. p. 10.
  7. ^ Plisner, Peter (17 April 2024). "A found farewell to Cross City stalwarts". Feature Rolling Stock. Rail Magazine. No. 1007. pp. 38–43.
  8. ^ "New Electric Train Stabling Sidings". West Midlands Railway. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ "West Midlands Trains Launches CAF '196'". Modern Railways. No. 890. Stamford: Key Publishing. November 2022. pp. 12–13. ISSN 0026-8356.
  10. ^ "Class 730 fact sheet". West Midlands Railway. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  11. ^ Booth, Janine (5 November 2024). "Class 730 welcomed on a new route". RailAdvent. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  12. ^ Fletcher, S. (18 November 2022). "The Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2011, as amended – Authorisation of Aventra Cl730/0 upgrade for multiple unit operation (3x Cl730/0), unit numbers (inclusive) 730001–730048" (PDF). Letter to P. Carter (Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd d.b.a Alstom). London: Office of Rail and Road. UK/51/2022/0010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2023.
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