British Rail Class 730
The British Rail Class 730 is a class of electric multiple units to be built by Bombardier for West Midlands Trains. Two separate batches are planned to be built, with 36 three-car units intended to be operated on suburban services on the Cross-City Line by West Midlands Railway, and 45 five-car units for suburban and long-distance services from by London Northwestern Railway.
They will be the first train of the Aventra family to feature end gangways.
History
In October 2017, West Midlands Trains was awarded the franchise to operate both 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. At the time the franchise was awarded, the company announced that it would procure more than 100 new trains that would be used to displace older rolling stock and enhance its fleet. Of these, a total of 81 EMUs were to be obtained from Bombardier Transportation from its Aventra product range. They will be built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works.Fleet
The two separate batches will be constructed to operate at different maximum speeds, the Class 730/0 will operate at up to and the Class 730/1 and /2 will be capable of.| Class | Operator | No. Built | Year Built | Cars per Unit | Unit nos. |
| Class 730/0 | West Midlands Railway | 36 | 2020-21 | 3 | 730001-730036 |
| Class 730/1 | London Northwestern Railway | 29 | 2020-21 | 5 | 730101-730129 |
| Class 730/2 | London Northwestern Railway | 16 | 2020-21 | 5 | 730201-730216 |