Английская Википедия:British Rail Class 730

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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 are being built; 48 three-car units and 36 five-car units.

History

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Class 730 unit alongside two Шаблон:Brc units at Soho Depot.

In October 2017, West Midlands Trains were awarded the franchise to operate local rail services around Birmingham and the West Midlands, suburban services to Шаблон:Rws, and long-distance inter-urban services operating from both Euston and Шаблон:Rws. At the time the franchise was awarded, the company announced that it would procure more than 100 new trains at a cost of £680m to replace older rolling stock and enhance its fleet. Of these, a total of 81 EMUs were ordered from Bombardier Transportation from its Aventra product range. They are being built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works. The first completed train was unveiled in September 2020.

In 2022 the order was amended to increase the proportion of three-car units in the fleet, which will result in the delivery of 48 three-car units and 36 five-car units instead of the original plan for 36 three-car units, Class 730/0, and 45 five-car units, Class 730/1 and Class 730/2Шаблон:Snda total of 324 vehicles in 84 units.

Testing and introduction into service

The Class 730 trains entered service on 13 November 2023 and were the second new fleet to be introduced by West Midlands Trains, following the Шаблон:Brc which entered service on 17 October 2022.

The introduction of the 730s on the Cross-City line in 2024 will allow the Шаблон:Brcs to be withdrawn, 17 of which will be cascaded to Northern Trains. The Class 730 will also allow for the withdrawal of the Шаблон:Brc units on the West Midlands Trains network.

The Class 730 was tested in Velim in the Czech Republic, as well as in the UK. Testing of Class 730 units on the West Midlands Trains network began in March 2021, and in February 2022 the then full order of 36 Class 730/0 units received authorisation for service from the Office of Rail and Road.

The 3-car Class 730 units are currently being used on West Coast Main Line services out of London. This will allow for the withdrawal of Шаблон:Brcs, the 3-car Class 730s are planned to enter service on the Chase Line in February 2024 and on the Cross-City Line from Spring 2024. The 3-car 730/0s will be maintained at Soho Depot in Birmingham which is the home depot of the Шаблон:Brcs and the 5-car 730/2s will be maintained at Bletchley Depot in Milton Keynes.

Fleet

The two separate batches are being constructed to operate at different maximum speeds to suit different uses. The 3-car Class 730/0 trains—designed for Cross-City Line and Birmingham local services—will operate at up to Шаблон:Convert and will double capacity on the Cross-City Line. The 5-car Class 730/2 trains will operate on outer suburban and long-distance LNR services and will operate at up to Шаблон:Convert.

Subclass	Operator	Qty.	Year built	Cars per unit	Unit nos.
730/0	London Northwestern Railway West Midlands Railway	48	2020–pres.	3	730001–730048
730/2	London Northwestern Railway	36		5	730201-730236