British Rail Class 730

British Rail Class 730
*Aventra*
British Rail Class 730; Aventra
	A Class 730 departing Aston in 2024
	Class 730 West Midlands Railway interior
Stock type	Electric multiple unit
In service	13 November 2023 - present
Manufacturer	Bombardier Transportation (prior to 2021); Alstom (since 2021);
Built at	Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Family name	Aventra
Replaced	Class 319; Class 323; Class 350/2;
Constructed	2020–2024
Number built	84
Formation	3 cars per 730/0 unit:; DM1-PMLW-DM2; 5 cars per 730/2 unit:; DM-M1L-PMLW-M2L-DMC;
Diagram	730/0 units:; DM vehicles: EL249; PMLW vehicles: ER250; 730/2 units:; DM vehicles: EL251; M1L vehicles: ER256; PMLW vehicles: ER255; M2L vehicles: ER254; DMC vehicles: EA316;
Capacity	3-car: 201 seats; 5-car: 406 seats;
Owners	Corelink Rail
Operators	West Midlands Railway; London Northwestern Railway;
Depots	Present:; Oxley (Wolverhampton); Soho (Birmingham); Future:; Bescot (Walsall); Bletchley (Milton Keynes);
Lines served	West Coast Main Line; Wolverhampton–Walsall via Birmingham New Street; Cross-City Line;
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
Bogies	Bombardier Flexx-Eco
Safety system(s)	AWS; TPWS;
Coupling system	Dellner
Multiple working	Within class;; 730/0: max. 3 units;
Track gauge	1,435 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.

^ Clinnick, Richard (May 2024). "Production lines stop at Litchurch Lane". Headline News. Rail Express. No. 336. p. 10.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "Class 730 fact sheet". Birmingham: West Midlands Trains. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "Autumn start for Class 730/0s on London Euston diagrams". Rail Express. No. 327. August 2023. p. 10.
^ Plisner, Peter (17 April 2024). "A found farewell to Cross City stalwarts". Feature Rolling Stock. Rail Magazine. No. 1007. pp. 38–43.
^ "New Electric Train Stabling Sidings". West Midlands Railway. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "West Midlands Trains Launches CAF '196'". Modern Railways. No. 890. Stamford: Key Publishing. November 2022. pp. 12–13. ISSN 0026-8356.
^ 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.

[RE336-1] Clinnick, Richard (May 2024). "Production lines stop at Litchurch Lane". Headline News. Rail Express. No. 336. p. 10.

[orrAuth-2] 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.

[orrAuth/0+2multi-3] 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.

[730_Intro-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.

[730FactSheet-5] "Class 730 fact sheet". Birmingham: West Midlands Trains. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[RailExpress327-6] "Autumn start for Class 730/0s on London Euston diagrams". Rail Express. No. 327. August 2023. p. 10.

[Farewelltostalwarts-7] Plisner, Peter (17 April 2024). "A found farewell to Cross City stalwarts". Feature Rolling Stock. Rail Magazine. No. 1007. pp. 38–43.

[WMR-8] "New Electric Train Stabling Sidings". West Midlands Railway. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[MR890-9] "West Midlands Trains Launches CAF '196'". Modern Railways. No. 890. Stamford: Key Publishing. November 2022. pp. 12–13. ISSN 0026-8356.

[orrAuth/0multi-10] 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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