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Previous	Now
Railway Branch	Railway Board
Public Works Dept	Railway Dept
Secretary, Railway Branch	Chairman & CEO, Railway Board
Dy.Secretary – Accounts	Member (Finance) - MF
Dy. Secretary – Traffic	Member (O&BD - Operations & Business Development) - M/O&BD
Dy. Secretary – Construction	Surrendered now.  (Previously it was Member - Engineering)
Circle	Zonal Railway
Consulting Engineer	General Manager
Govt Examiner of Accounts	PFA – Principal Financial Advisor

·         Initially (i.e., Before 1905) regulation and control of Government Railways was exercised by the Railway Branch of the Public Works Department (PWD) of Government of India. 

·         Till 1905 (the year Railway Board was established), the Railway Branch was headed by The Secretary and 3 Deputy Secretaries (Traffic, Accounts & Construction) – like The Chairman, FC & Members as in current Railway Board set up.

·         The entire Railway system was divided into seven circles  (like present Zonal Railways )

·         One Consulting Engineer and one Government Examiner of Accounts were posted to each of these seven circles. (like General Manager and PFA-Principal Financial Adviser)

·         The accounting and auditing functions of the Railway Branch were combined and looked after  by The Accountant  General, Public Works Department.

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