Department of Railways New South Wales

The Department of Railways New South Wales was the agency of the Government of New South Wales that administered rail transport in New South Wales, Australia between 1932 and 1972.

Department of Railways New South Wales

Commission overview
Formed	29 December 1932
Preceding Commission	New South Wales Government Railways
Dissolved	19 October 1972
Superseding Commission	Public Transport Commission
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	Sydney
Minister responsible	Michael Bruxner, Minister for Transport
Commission executive	Commissioner for Railways

Management

The Department of Railways was under the control of a single Commissioner for Railways who answered to the Minister for Railways (later Minister for Transport) and replacing the functions of the Chief Transport Commissioner. The first Commissioner was Thomas Joseph Hartigan, who held the position until his retirement in 1948.^[1]

Commissioner for Railways

#	Commissioner	Term	Time in office	Notes
1	Thomas Joseph Hartigan CMG	29 December 1932 – 30 September 1948	15 years, 276 days	[2][3][4][5][6]
2	Frederick Charles Garside	1 October 1948 – 4 February 1952	3 years, 126 days	[7][8][9][10]
3	Keith Aird Fraser	5 February 1952 – 23 August 1952	200 days	[11][12][13]
4	Reginald Winsor	1 September 1952 – 31 July 1956	3 years, 334 days	[14][15][16]
5	Neal McCusker CBE	1 August 1956 – 19 October 1972	16 years, 79 days	[17][18][19]
Succeeded by Chief Commissioner of the Public Transport Commission.

Rail agency history in New South Wales

The Department of Railways New South Wales was preceded by the New South Wales Government Railways, this organisation was replaced by the Department of Railways New South Wales after the 1932 amendment of the Railways Act by the Transport (Division of Factions) Act.^[20]

The Department of Railways New South Wales was replaced in 1972 by the Public Transport Commission on 20 October 1972 which was formed following the enactment of the Public Transport Commission Act, 1972 (NSW).

Publication

The department published an in-house journal, The Railwayman, from September 1958 until October 1972.^{[21][22][23][24]}

See also

Rail transport in New South Wales