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10.5 - When do private companies close?

1800, 1830, 1832, 1835, 1837, 1838 Rheinland, 1848, 1851, 1862, 18EC, 18FL, 18MW, 18NL, 18Rhl Rhineland, 18Scan, 18TN, Steam Over Holland First 5 train.
1824 When exchanged for a share in one of the Regional Railways (referring to Mountain Railways).
1825, 1829 Mainline, 18VA Never.
1826 First 10H train, but the mail +1 and train limit +1 tokens last until an E train is sold.
1827 Jr. Various: see appendix 5.
1829 At the start of phase four. In the standard game this is when the first 7 train is bought. When playing with the additional trains from kit MSK2 this is when the first 6 train is bought.. If using the optional PC rule, private companies in the bank pool close when a tile is laid on their home hex (or either hex for the L&M).
1830BC, 1841, 1898 First 4 train.
1831, 1849v1&3, 1853, 18US, 18West, Crisis Not applicable.
1837SX, 1895, 18GL First 10H train.
1842 Auctioned off at start of next OR after sale of first 5 train.
1844 First 5 train or 5H train.
1846 Phase III.
1847 First 6 train.
1849v4 First 12 train.
1850 Some or all close when the first 5 train is bought, some may survive until the first 6 train is bought.
1854 Moutain railways close on first 5 train. Local railways may close, merge, or continue.
1856 First 5 train, but the bridge and tunnel tokens are permanent, and the port token lasts until the first 6 train.
1860 When exchanged for 10% shares in their associated companies, or when the Fishbourne Ferry Company is purchased.
1861 Never - they are nationalised when the first 6 train is bought and become part of the Russian State Railway.
1862 At any time when their owners choose to close them.
1870 First 5 train, but the port and cattle tokens last to the first 6 train.
1889 First 5 train, exceptplayer's Ube and Takamatsu Ferry. Its revenue becomes 50, but may not be sold thereafter.
18C2C First 5 train, but the cattle, coal, fish, gold, labor, lumber and port tokens last until the first 6 train. Engineer tokens stay active until the end of the game.
18GA First 5 train; their artefacts persist longer.
18Mex First 5 train, except for the SR, which closes when the fifth 3 train is bought.
2038 Phase V.

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