(05 Feb 2015, 7:37 am)JoshP wrote When is the repainting scheme due to start? Will all trains be ready before March 1st or will repainting begin on March 1st?
GNER had the white interim stripe placed on a few trains well in advance of NXEC's takeover. I'm sure that East Coast's grey livery was designed so the purple stripe and logos could be peeled off for the new franchise. The debranding scheme is already underway with 91117 confirmed to have its logos off on both sides.
(You can always check my website for the unbranded (EU) /branded locos (EC)/ advertising livery (AL), see my signature and click "East Coast")