Transport Systems

Using Advanced Composites, RPC has delivered solutions for rail applications in the Australian and APAC region for more than 50-years.

RPC is a highly experienced and trusted provider of Composite solutions for the Transport sector delivering value through innovative design and manufacturing capability. We provide end-to-end solutions from design and engineering to component manufacture and assembly, along with Through Life Support (TLS) maintenance services for a vast range of passenger transport systems.

We have played an important part in many of Australia’s most successful passenger rail systems including Waratah, OSCAR, Millennium, Tangara, Sydney Metro, Hunter, Endeavour /Explorer/ XPT in NSW; Xtrapolis 1.0 & 2.0, VLocity, Sprinter, Melbourne MLRV E-Class and NGT trams in Victoria; Perth Metronet in Western Australia and SMU/IMU and QNGR projects in Queensland for our Tier 1 customers and government transport authorities.

In addition, since 2019, RPC has established a strong presence in the Indian market, successfully delivering composite components (Front Ends) for RRTS/MTRS for India, as well as the Sydney Metro and Montreal REM projects. In response to growing demand, a new and expanded RPC India facility became fully operational in 2025.

Passenger rail interiors are a particular area of expertise of RPC, including seating, lighting, toilet modules (standard/universal), driver cab interiors and saloon interior GRP components, and train and tram exterior GRP components including Front masks, Front ends, Nose cones, Skirts and coupler covers.

RPC also offers a professional range of complementary value-added capabilities such as electrical harnessing, testing, and skilled resourcing, all supported by outstanding project management professionals.

Mock-Ups

To assist in stakeholder engagement and validating the design of some of Australia’s most important rail project designs, RPC has become the industry leader in the design and manufacture of full-scale Hi-fi and Lo-fi passenger train and tram mock ups.

RPC products and services for the transport sector includes:

• Exteriors GRP- Front masks, nose cones, canopies, cab skirts, coupler fairings
• Cab interior GRP – Driver desks and cab interiors components
• Saloon Interior GRP – Side walls, end walls, door pillars, ceiling panels, display covers
• Crash repairs and on-site inspections
• Lighting systems – through agency agreement with LPA
• Toilet modules – standard and universal
• Passenger rail seating solutions – Fixed, Walkover, Flip-up, Rotating, Transverse, Longitudinal and Reclining; Build-to-print or bespoke designs
• Interior components – Luggage racks, grab handrails, ceiling panels, draft screens
• Refurbishment and refresh of rail car seating and interiors
• Full-scale engineered passenger trainset mock-ups – Lo-fi and Hi-fi solutions
• Remediation works on train sets
• Product design and engineering
• Testing-In-house and External laboratory (EN45545)
• Quality planning, RAMS and LCC Analysis
• Manuals and Training
• Project planning and use of skilled project management professionals

For further information contact:
RPC Transport
enquiries@rpctechnologies.com
+61 2 9624 9800