Class 710 Aventra
Bombardier's Aventra for London Overground: 30 AC-only four-car trains, 18 dual-voltage four-car trains and six dual-voltage five-car trains.
- Type
- Electric multiple unit
- Builder
- Bombardier Transportation (now Alstom), Derby
- Built
- 2015–2019
- In service
- since 2019
- Lines
- Weaver, Suffragette, Liberty, Lioness
- Formation
- 4 cars, or 5 cars (710/3), walk-through
- Trains in fleet
- 54
- Top speed
- 75 mph (approved limit for the 710/2)
- Power
- 25 kV AC overhead (710/1); also 750 V DC third rail (710/2, 710/3)
- Car height
- 3.76 m
- Car width
- 2.772 m
- Profile
- main-line
- Walk-through
- Yes
- Seats per train
- 189
- Total capacity
- 4-car: 189 seats and 489 standing; 5-car: 241 seats and 614 standing
- Status
- In service; leased through Angel Trains.
Car types
| Code | Car | Length | Weight (tare) | Doors per side |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMS | Driving motor | 21.446 m | 39 t | 2 double |
| PMS(W) | Pantograph motor (wheelchair spaces) | 19.99 m | 36 t | 2 double |
| MS | Motor | 19.99 m | 31 t | 2 double |
Sources
- Class 710 stock information sheet (released under FOI-0117-2425), Transport for London (builder, dates, fleet, dimensions, weights, doors, capacity)
- Procurement of new rolling stock for London Overground, TfL Finance and Policy Committee, 17 June 2015 (order)
- Additional rolling stock, TfL Programmes and Investment Committee, 13 October 2017 (additional units)
- New London Overground electric trains enter service, Transport for London (press release), 22 May 2019 (first in service, May 2019)
- First course of action: changes in the capital, Rail, 28 January 2026 (subclasses, lessor)
- Bombardier Class 710/1s finally make their passenger debut at Liverpool Street, Rail, 4 March 2020 (710/2s on Watford DC services)
unverified maximum speed (75 mph is an approval limit for the 710/2, not a design figure), build dates: TfL says 2015–2019, Rail 2017–2020