What Class do you think will be the first to get the new GBR livery for each operator?

[RUK]

Since each train operating company will get one unit in the new GBR livery - which one do you think it will be? Will they go for the newest units, as they have done with the “GBR coming soon” stickers, and with the 2 units done so far, or whichever units happen to be due in for re-paint first, to save money? e.g. Class 720 for c2c vs. Class 357. For Greater Anglia, the “coming soon” sticker was on a Class 755, despite the “flagship” unit being the Class 745. So will they prefer multi-mode units, which show off more capabilities, over single-mode units, for picking to be the first? Will there be just a single unit for the new Anglia region, so one covering both of c2c and Greater Anglia, rather than one for each? I suppose Greater Anglia is larger in that case, and has the Inter-City route. I suppose the Southern unit was picked as it was ex-GWR and had the most different livery from the rest of the fleet, due to where it came from, so was seen as the likeliest/most necessary candidate for replacement.

 

[Sun Chariot]

Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery

387172 appears to have broken cover at Brighton Lovers Walk in a full GBR livery wrap. Notable is the retention of the 'Southern' name on the sides - Great British Railways | Southern.

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This existing thread has many updates.
- A class 700 was speculated back on 9-June.
- The new GBR seating moquette seemingly known now.

 

[vuzzeho]

Since each train operating company will get one unit in the new GBR livery - which one do you think it will be? Will they go for the newest units, as they have done with the “GBR coming soon” stickers, and with the 2 units done so far, or whichever units happen to be due in for re-paint first, to save money? e.g. Class 720 for c2c vs. Class 357. For Greater Anglia, the “coming soon” sticker was on a Class 755, despite the “flagship” unit being the Class 745. So will they prefer multi-mode units, which show off more capabilities, over single-mode units, for picking to be the first? Will there be just a single unit for the new Anglia region, so one covering both of c2c and Greater Anglia, rather than one for each? I suppose Greater Anglia is larger in that case, and has the Inter-City route. I suppose the Southern unit was picked as it was ex-GWR and had the most different livery from the rest of the fleet, due to where it came from, so was seen as the likeliest/most necessary candidate for replacement.

They've said it'll be trains that are due in for repainting. So, next is likely to be a 357, I believe, though some have suggested an EC Azuma. I do wonder when the first 'legacy DFTO' (LNER, TPE, Northern, SE) train will be done, though.