The first Commissioner was Thomas Joseph Hartigan, who held the position until his retirement in 1948.
[1] 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).
The department published an in-house journal, The Railwayman, from September 1958 until October 1972.
This article about rail transport in New South Wales is a stub.