Class 375 All-White Livery

[Doomotron]

I was having a look on Google Images at the SE Class 377s and then the Connex Class 375s before I found this image:

(Photo credit: jmupton2000 on Flickr)
As you can see, this Class 375 is different. Other than being at Brighton, the strange thing is the livery - all white without the yellow doors. Was this a livery that was used when the train was in testing (explaining why it is at Brighton) or was this the original Connex livery for them?

EDIT (sort of): I had a look at semgonline.com and it seems it was an undercoat. Then why was this in passenger service if the livery hadn't been applied yet?

 

[pdeaves]

Then why was this in passenger service if the livery hadn't been applied yet?

Is it in passenger service? It could well be on test.

 

[Doomotron]

Is it in passenger service? It could well be on test.

I was thinking it's in passenger service because the doors are open. Usually when a train is being tested, they don't open the doors at stations.

 

[pdeaves]

I was thinking it's in passenger service because the doors are open. Usually when a train is being tested, they don't open the doors at stations.

They do. At least, they did when testing 800s. It depends on what is being tested at that moment.

 

[387star]

Class 377s USED to be 375s with Southern the change in class being due to a coupler change

I certainly remember plain white units probably at a time when Southern was in the process of rebranding... the interiors were Connex spec



I'm more interested when the awful 313s will be replaced as I remember how comfy those 3 car 375s used to be (now 377/3s)

 

[FOH]

No CCTV either

 

[class387]

Class 377s USED to be 375s with Southern the change in class being due to a coupler change

I certainly remember plain white units probably at a time when Southern was in the process of rebranding... the interiors were Connex spec



I'm more interested when the awful 313s will be replaced as I remember how comfy those 3 car 375s used to be (now 377/3s)

The 377/3s used to be 3 car 375/3s though, not the 375/6 depicted in this photo.

 

[whhistle]

Didn't realise how recessed the lights were on 375s.