Class 730 Electric Multiple Units

25 kV overhead pantograph power supply

Maximum speeds: 3-car sets 90 mph, 145 km/h, 5-car sets 110 mph, 180 km/h

The British Rail Class 730 Aventra is a type of electric multiple unit passenger train of 3-car or 5-car units built by Alstom for West Midlands Trains for suburban services from the West Midlands and Birmingham to London Euston, built from 2020-2024.

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Class 730/2 electric multiple unit Class 730 730213 (5-car set) on a Nuneaton to Crewe test run, London Northwestern Railway livery (Nuneaton station, May 2024)

Class 730/2 electric multiple unit Class 730 730225 (5-car set) on a Crewe to Nuneaton test run, London Northwestern Railway livery (Crew station, May 2024)

A quick snap from the train into Crewe of Class 730/0 EMU 5-car Class 730 unit 730031 in West Midlands Railway livery, near Basford Hall (May 2024)

CLASS 730 notes from Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_730
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 Class 730 EMUs fleet were built; 48 three-car units and 36 five-car units. In October 2017, West Midlands Trains were awarded the franchise to operate local rail services around Birmingham and the West Midlands, suburban services to London Euston, and long-distance inter-urban services operating from both Euston and Birmingham New Street. At the time the franchise was awarded, the company announced that it would procure more than 100 new trains at a cost of £680 million to replace older rolling stock and enhance its fleet. Of these, a total of 81 EMUs were ordered from Bombardier Transportation from its Aventra product range. The Class 730 EMUs were built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works. The first completed train was unveiled in September 2020. In 2022, the Class 730 EMUs order was amended to increase the proportion of three-car units in the fleet, which will result in the delivery of 48 three-car units and 36 five-car units instead of the original plan for 36 three-car units, Class 730/0, and 45 five-car units, Class 730/1 and Class 730/2 – a total of 324 vehicles in 84 units. Testing and introduction into service.

The Class 730 trains entered service on 13 November 2023 and were the second new fleet to be introduced by West Midlands Trains, following the Class 196 which entered service on 17 October 2022. The introduction of the Class 730 on the Cross-City line in 2024 will allow the Class 323 units to be withdrawn, 17 of which will be cascaded to Northern Trains. It will also allow for the withdrawal of the Class 350/2 units on the West Midlands Trains network. The Class 730 was tested in Velim in the Czech Republic, as well as in the UK. Testing of Class 730 units on the West Midlands Trains network began in March 2021, and in February 2022 the then full order of 36 Class 730/0 units received authorisation for service from the Office of Rail and Road. The three-car Class 730 units are currently being used on West Coast Main Line services out of London. The production of Class 730 EMUs allowed the withdrawal of Class 319s.

The first three-car Class 730 entered passenger service on the Wolverhampton-Birmingham-Walsall services in February 2024, with the units being introduced on Cross-City Line services in the Spring. The first pair of Class 730 units entered service on the Cross-City Line on 15 April 2024. The three-car Class 730/0 units will be maintained at Soho Depot in Birmingham which is the home depot of the Class 323s and the five-car Class 730/2 units will be maintained at Bletchley Depot in Milton Keynes. In 2020, West Midlands Trains planned to maintain them at Bescot Depot in Walsall. Fleet details. The two separate batches were constructed to operate at different maximum speeds to suit different uses. The three-car Class 730/0 train are designed for Cross-City Line and Birmingham local service and operate at up to 90 mph (140 km/h), and were built to double capacity on the Cross-City Line. The five-car Class 730/2 trains will operate on outer suburban and long-distance LNR services and will operate at up to 110 mph

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