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It’s the rail thing – coke bottles to go by train

[ October 13, 2022   //   ]

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the largest independent bottler of the soft drink in the world, is making the switch from road to rail between its manufacturing sites and third-party warehouses across London and Yorkshire.

The operation will be run in partnership with Maritime Transport, for which it will be its first domestic intermodal service, and GB Railfreight.

When running at full capacity, the change will see up to 18,000 loads of CCEP’s products – some 2.5million cans and bottles – delivered by rail per day, reducing carbon emissions by nearly 50% compared to previous road operations.

Goods will be carried in 34’ x 45’ heavily modified containers six days per week, with Maritime’s distribution fleet making final mile deliveries to CCEP’s sites.

The switch will save a total of almost 4 million road miles per year and remove a total of 15,000 lorry journeys from some of the UK’s busiest roads. When running at full capacity 31% of CCEP’s total product volume destined for Yorkshire will now be distributed via rail.

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