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British Rail Class 730

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2023· British EMU from the Bombardier Aventra family

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. British Rail Class 730 at Milton Keynes Central: Jsalty254· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

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.

who runs it

West Midlands Trains

fun facts

First built 3 years ago, in 2023.

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

spec sheet

built: 2023
in service from: 2023
status: in service
number built: —
kind: Electric multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Alstom
operators: West Midlands Trains
top speed: —
power: —

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

family

Sources: Wikidata Q55138577, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 730 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.