The Queensland Rail Sunlander 14 Tilt Train, which will run between Brisbane and Cairns, Australia, entered passenger service in mid-2014. The train is designed and built by Downer Rail, a leading provider and maintainer of passenger and freight rolling stock in Australia with over 100 years’ experience.
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PCT was commissioned for this challenging project because of their unique blend of experience with prepreg systems, high accuracy machined tooling and extensive quality control systems. The brief was to produce eight front-end modules to Downer’s low target weight and exacting specification whilst delivering high impact resistance to ensure driver safety on the unfenced Queensland rail network...