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=== Class 720 ===
{{Main article |British Rail Class 720}}
In December 2017, c2c announced it had reached an agreement with rolling stock financiers [[Porterbrook]] and manufacturer Bombardier to procure 60 [[British Rail Class 720|Class 720]] vehicles of the latter's [[Alstom Aventra|Aventra]] family, formed into six 10-car units (later changed to twelve 5-car units), with the intention that they would enter service in 2021.<ref>{{Cite press release |date=14 December 2017 |title=c2c signs major deal for brand-new British trains |url=https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/media-centre/latest-news/c2c-signs-major-deal-for-brand-new-british-trains/ |access-date=27 February 2025 |publisher=c2c |archive-date=17 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217192417/https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/media-centre/latest-news/c2c-signs-major-deal-for-brand-new-british-trains/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The first train was delivered to c2c on 19 April 2022, and the fleet entered service on 27 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banks |first=Ethan |date=27 September 2023 |title=c2c new trains enter passenger service this morning |work=Basildon Canvey Southend Echo |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23816419.c2c-new-trains-enter-passenger-service-morning/ |access-date=27 September 2023 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927101046/https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23816419.c2c-new-trains-enter-passenger-service-morning/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/new-c2c-class-720-trains-enter-service |title=New c2c Class 720 trains enter service |first=Rich |last=Wilcock |work=Rail Technology Magazine |date=10 October 2023 |access-date=27 April 2024 |archive-date=27 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427113545/https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/new-c2c-class-720-trains-enter-service |url-status=live }}</ref> These replaced the six four-car {{brc|387}} units, which c2c was leasing.