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The ownership of the Railways, progressively from 1868 1886 onwards, was acquired by the Government of India. The management and organisation of these acquired Railways was delegated to the [[Public Works Department]] - Railway Branch.

The [[Punjab Northern State Railway]] was, in 1886, the first railway in India to be nationalised. In 1901, on the recommendations of the Sir Thomas Robertson Committee regarding the administration and working of the railways, an early version of the railway board was constituted, with three members serving on it at first. In 1905, its powers were formalised by the GoI. It consisted a Government Railway official, who was the Chairman of the Board, a Railway Manager from England and an Agent of a Company Railway <refname=WikiRB>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Board Wikipedia "Railway Board”]; Retrieved on 22 Jun2016</ref>.

'''PresidentsRailway Board Members'''*1905, ''Chairman'' - [[Frederick Robert Upcott]]; ''Second Member'' - W H Wood; ''Third Member'' - [[Trevredyn Rashleigh Wynne]]; ''Secretary'' - N G Priestley <ref>[https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=b2NPAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en_GB&pg=GBS.PA8 “Google Books “India Office List 1905” page 8, pdf page 7]; Retrieved 23 Jun 2016</ref>*1908-13,''Chairman'' - [[Trevredyn Rashleigh Wynne]] <ref>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Trevredyn_Rashleigh_Wynne Grace’s Guide "Trevredyn Rashleigh Wynne"]; Retrieved on 23 Jun 2016</ref>. *1913-26, ?*1926-35, ''President'' - [[Percy Rothera]], Sir M.Inst.C.E., Agent [[South Indian Railway]] Company(SIR) and [[Pondicherry Railway]] Company <ref name=MotSIR> Southern Railway Heritage Centre,Trichinopoly "Marvels of the South Indian Railway 1859-1951", page 210</ref>   In 1921 a reoganisation of the Railway Board was carried out and a Chief Commissione of Railways was appointed <ref name=WikiRB/>