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British Rail Class 710
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2019· electric multiple unit in use on the London Overground
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 710261 resting at West Hampstead Station: Fsheng666· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 710122 Hackney Downs: Peter Skuce· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Class 710 126 at Romford: Maxopolitan· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class 710 Aventra is a class of electric multiple unit passenger trains built by Bombardier Transportation for use on the London Overground network. The trains are part of Bombardier's Aventra family. The contract to provide 45 four-car trains was awarded in July 2015 and the trains were originally due to enter service in May 2018, although introduction was delayed until May 2019.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 7 years ago, in 2019.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2019
- in service from
- 2019
- status
- in service
- number built
- —
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- ALSTOM Transportation Germany
- operators
- London Overground Rail Operations Limited
- top speed
- 121 km/h
- power
- —
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q21592194, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 710 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.