I saw 730202 at Nuneaton yesterday working this: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K01852/2026-07-14/detailed
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Class 730 LNR & WMR Delivery/test Updates
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mansonlo49
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any ideas which unit/s went to Derby yesterday thanks
Trainman40083
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730202 with 37510
mansonlo49
Member
730202？isn’t this just came out from Derby?
Trainman40083
Established Member
I thought 730202 went Gasgoigne Wood to Soho about a week ago, then Soho to Derby yesterday. Someone sure gave me that unit number for yest
40029 Saxonia
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As i recall, 202 came from Derby to Soho
Peter Sarf
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Correct, that is my recollection. Here are the posts :-
The answer below :-
That was on Monday 13/07/2026.
Rhysdabeast
Established Member
37510 + 730206 6N42 13:37 Bletchley T.M.D. to Crewe T.M.D. (E) today
Peter Sarf
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730206 failed over a month ago (01/06/2026). Why take is to Crewe ?.
To be fixed there or onwards to Derby ?.
nigelsporne
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I happened to notice that there was a 15 car set from London to Crewe and a return working on RTT. Is this correct?
pokemonsuper9
Established Member
No, will have been a set swap.
15 cars (15*24=360m) would fit barely anywhere.
nigelsporne
Member
I bow to your greater knowledge.
However the same units went north as came south and in both cases stops were made at the usual stations. The diagrams were classed as Express Passenger. Just seemed odd.
However the same units went north as came south and in both cases stops were made at the usual stations. The diagrams were classed as Express Passenger. Just seemed odd.
pokemonsuper9
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Looking at the allocations for 730220 it is simultaneously listed as with 730218, so that's the likely outcome, leaving 730231+730233 as on that service.
15 carriages would not have fit in Euston Platform 5 which is 275 metres, we would absolutely have heard about the chaos that would've caused.
nigelsporne
Member
I shall take RTT with a pinch of salt in future!!
It happens quite often when there is a set swap. Usually gets corrected after a little while
Peter Sarf
Established Member
RTT is only as good as the information it receives from other systems.
I have noticed before that odd allocations/formations have changed eventually once someone has corrected the data on an internal railway computer system.
Kyle_Lennard
New Member
Do the 730/2s still do at least one BHM-EUS diagram or is that reverted back to 100% 350 operation
boiledbeans2
Member
Yes. the timetables are all on LNR's website, with no. of carriages.
At a quick glance, the first three I see are the 2036 departure from BHM on weekdays, 0906 & 0936 departures from BHM on Saturdays.
Kite159
Veteran Member
I saw it arrive at Crewe and it was a pair of units (although no idea which two)
Peter Sarf
Established Member
I will broaden that to 730201, 730202, 730204 & 730227. As all four seem to have never entered traffic ?.
Also 730206 seems to have been nowhere since its break down on 01/06/2026.
What is happening with any of these ?.
Seems to have been no progress for months.
nigelsporne
Member
I agree. I know this has been talked about before but is there any updates on what these additional units will replace/strengthen?
There’s many more on a Sunday too
40029 Saxonia
Member
From previous posts in this forum the latest reports of locations are
201, 202, 204 Derby
206 Crewe Electric
227 Bletchley
Peter Sarf
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Thanks. All makes sense.
Feels like nothing has changed for quite a while with 201, 202 & 204 then ?.
Were these the ones that were originally going to be 730/1s so might be more challenging ?.
I read somewhere that 202 was iirc out for testing (but vague and unsure source so I did not think about it much).
I know 206 broke down on 01/06/2026 and has never worked since.
But I did not know it was likely at Crewe Electric !.
I wonder if it is still there ?.
I recall maybe as long ago as June that 227 got brought back to Bletchley from Gascoigne Wood - does anyone know whether it has moved since ?.
On the face of it it had updates at Gascoigne wood but has come back to Bletchley for nothing to happen.
Conjecture :-
Maybe not enough parts for the entire fleet as usually happens with new fleets.
Maybe Derby LLs efforts are going into 701s and 345s. These last five 730s are maybe not urgently required by LNWR.
50002Superb
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Didn’t 202 go to Soho? Or has it then gone back to Derby? See posts 4,114 to 4,117 above.
I also have 204 down at Gascoigne Wood
Joel_1902
Member
201/202/204 are definitely all at Derby. 730202 came over to Soho for only 2 days I think before it went straight back to Derby.
Cheers
Joel
Peter Sarf
Established Member
It feels like there is a pause in progress with just the last five to go.
Which is annoying when there are single 5 car sets working Trent Valley services that are full and standing, I've struggled to board a couple now...