[14] At the time the franchise was awarded, the company announced that it would procure more than 100 new trains at a cost of £680 million to replace older rolling stock and enhance its fleet.

[22] It will also allow for the withdrawal of the Class 350/2 units on the West Midlands Trains network.

[23] Testing of Class 730 units on the West Midlands Trains network began in March 2021,[24] 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.

[2] The three-car Class 730 units are currently being used on West Coast Main Line services out of London.

In 2020, West Midlands Trains planned to maintain them at Bescot Depot in Walsall.