New ‘730s’ enter service on Birmingham’s Cross-City line

The first of the new Alstom Aventra Class 730 trains has entered passenger service on Birmingham’s busy Cross-City Line.

The line carries millions of passengers each year, and prior to the COVID pandemic was suffering from serious overcrowding.

Train operator West Midlands Railway (WMR) said the introduction of the Class 730 fleet represents the start of a new era for rail travel on the line, which connects Birmingham with destinations including Lichfield, Redditch and Bromsgrove.