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Alstom Aventra

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2015· family of British electric multiple units manufactured by Bombardier

🚆 multiple unit electric

7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Unit 345007 at Shenfield 7th July 2017 06: Sunil060902· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. 345001 ABW: Alex6nt· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. British Rail Class 345: DavidTDC3377· CC BY 4.0
4. British Rail Class 710: Fsheng666· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. British Rail Class 720: Steven's Transport Photos (with cropping, alignment, and exposure adjustments by XAM2175 )· CC BY 2.0
6. British Rail Class 701: Aubrey· CC BY 4.0
7. British Rail Class 730: Jsalty254· CC BY-SA 4.0

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

what is it?

The Alstom Aventra (sold as the Bombardier Aventra until 2021) is a family of electric multiple unit (EMU) passenger trains produced at Derby Litchurch Lane Works in the United Kingdom, originally by Bombardier Transportation and later by Alstom, as a successor to the Bombardier Electrostar. A large proportion of its design is based on the Electrostar, adding new technologies and achieving compliance with more stringent requirements and operator demands. Bombardier began developing the Aventra in 2009, based on feedback from train operating companies (TOCs) and upcoming regulation changes.

who runs it

Elizabeth line London Overground Greater Anglia South Western Railway c2c West Midlands Trains Greater Anglia London Overground Rail Operations Limited TfL Rail

fun facts

First built 11 years ago, in 2015.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built: 2015
in service from: 2017
number built: —
kind: multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Alstom, Bombardier
operators: Elizabeth line, London Overground, Greater Anglia, South Western Railway, c2c, West Midlands Trains, London Overground Rail Operations Limited, TfL Rail
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: Overhead line, OHLE
formation: 3 per set (730),, 4 per set (710),, 5 per set (701, 710, 720, 730),, 9 per set (345),, 10 per set (701)

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

family

Sources: Wikidata Q4828161, Wikipedia: Alstom Aventra (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.