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4.1 - In what order do companies operate?

1812, 1822, 1822CA Private companies, then Minor companies in descending order of share price, then Public companies in descending order of share price. If two companies occupy the same space, the company with a token on top operates next.
1824, 1824 v2 Mountain Railways, Coal Railways, pre-Staatsbahnen, then major companies in dynamic share price order (See 'Rest' for details of this).
1825 Major companies in set order of initial value with ties broken by formation order, followed by minor companies from highest par value to lowest with ties broken by formation order.
1829, 1829 Mainline, 1853, 1853 v2, Railroad Barons Set order.
1830 v1, 1830 v2, 1830Lummerland, 1830NL, 1899, 18Kaas, 18NL As for 'rest' below. However, note the special case of the three value '67' spaces one above the other in the same column. The rules resolve issues where more than one company is on the same priced space by giving preference to companies further to the right, which does not resolve this situation. It seems to be generally agreed that companies further up the chart run first.
1830 Cardgame Not applicable (no stock market).
1830BC
Order of fewest shares in player hands; ties broken in set order.
1846, 18Neb Current 'dynamic' share price. By 'dynamic', this means that each time a company finishes operating, you look at the current stock price chart to see who is next. The highest value company that has not operated operates next. If two companies occupy the same space, the company with a token on top operates next. If two companies have the same value but are in different spaces, the company with a token furthest to the right operates next. For the first operating round only, this is reversed, with the companies operating from lowest to highest price.
1850 The rules simply state (4.1.2) that companies 'operate in share price order'. I have confirmed with John Tamplin that this works as current 'dynamic' share price, as stated under 'rest' below.
1858 Private companies in numerical order, then public companies in price order.
1861, 1867 Private companies, then Minor companies in descending order of share price, then Public companies in descending order of share price, then the Russian State Railway. If two companies occupy the same space, the company with a token on top operates next. If two companies have the same value but are in different spaces, the company with a token furthest to the right operates next.
1862 Current static price, i.e. in order of stock price as at the start of the operating round.
1880 In the order of the turn order list, the positions in this list being chosen by the Director at the time the company becomes operational.
1881 Tramway companies in descending share price order (as in 'Rest' below), then the S-Bahn company.
18CLE
Current 'dynamic' share price, as stated under 'rest' below. As a one-off exception, in the operating round after the SHR is floated, it will always operate first.
18EU Minor companies operate in numerical order, followed by major companies as stated under 'rest' below.
18EZ Level 1 In seating order round the table.
18FL, 18US The highest value company that has not operated operates next. If more than one company occupies the same space, the  company with a token on top operates first.
18IN Private companies, then minor companies, then major companies, then the Penn Central. The minor companies and major companies operate within their groups by current 'dyanmic' share price (see 'Rest' below for a definition of this). As an exception, in the first operating round companies operate in reverse order.
18Lilliput Tile laying, station placement and running trains takes place by the play of Action Cards, so there is no specific or guaranteed order for these actions. All companies run their trains in each round, from the highest share price down. The rules do not state the order for companies with the same share price, but it is safe to assume from the top down as newly arriving tokens go to the bottom of the stack.
18NY Private companies, then Minor companies in descending order of share price, then Public companies in descending order of share price. If two companies have the same price, the company furthest to the rest, then with a token on top operates next.
18OE  Regionals and Minors operate in the order their markers appear on the Regiona/Minor Operating Order track. Then National and Majors operate in share value order, from highest to lwest. If two or more companies have the same value, the marker further to the right operates first. If two or more companies occupy the same space, the company with a token on top operates first.
18Ruhr Private companies, then active PMCs in ascending numerical order, then Public companies in descending order of share price. If two companies occupy the same space, the company with a token on top operates next.
18West The highest value company that has not operated operates next. If more than one company occupies the same space, the  company with a token on top operates first. The v2.3 retuned rules clarify that all Granger Roads operate before all other companies regardless of current market value.
Rolling Stock Current 'dynamic' share price. By 'dynamic', this means that each time a company finishes operating, you look at the current stock price chart to see who is next. The highest value company that has not operated operates next. Each share price can only be occupied by a single company, so no further ambiguity is possible.
Steam Over Holland In descending price order, with ties being resolved from left to right.
Rest Current 'dynamic' share price. By 'dynamic', this means that each time a company finishes operating, you look at the current stock price chart to see who is next. The highest value company that has not operated operates next. If two companies occupy the same space, the company with a token on top operates next. If two companies have the same value but are in different spaces, the company with a token furthest to the right operates next.

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