British Rail Class 730

British Rail Class 730
*Aventra*
British Rail Class 730; Aventra
	A Class 730/0 departing Milton Keynes Central in 2025
	Class 730/2 London Northwestern Railway interior
Stock type	Electric multiple unit
In service	13 November 2023 – present (730/0); 9 June 2025 – present (730/2)
Manufacturer	Bombardier Transportation (prior to 2021); Alstom (between 2021 and 2024);
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); Coventry North Yard; Future:; Bescot (Walsall); Bletchley (Milton Keynes);
Lines served	West Coast Main Line; Wolverhampton–Walsall via Birmingham New Street; Cross-City Line; Chase 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.