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1761, 1800, 1817, 1829 Mainline, 1830 Cardgame, 1853, 1853 v2, 1869 USA West,
18Africa, 18EZ Level 1, 18USA A company does not have to own a train.
1812 A company must attempt to buy a train if possible, but if it cannot afford to
do so, even by taking out loans, it does not have to do so.
1822, 1822CA The cheapest train from the bank or bank pool. For
double-sided trains, the cheaper version must be the one purchased. When buying a train
from another company, the director may not contribute any of his own money, so the company
must be able to afford this without assistance.
1824 Any available train from the bank or offered by other companies. A
clarification from Lonny Orgler states that the company can choose any of these trains -
if the company has insufficient money for the chosen train, the Director can add the
necessary funds.
1824 v2, 18AL Any available train from the bank or from another company.
1825, 1829 A company does not have to own a train. However, a company in
receivership must buy a train as soon as funds permit unless there is no route on which it
can run. While not stated, this is assumed to be from the bank.
1826 Any available train from the bank or bank pool, or starting in phase 6H, from
another company at an agreed price not exceeding its face value. You may be
compelled to take out a loan to assist with the purchase of a train from the bank.
1830 v1 Avalon Hill rules: The cheapest train available in the bank, or a train
from another company at an agreed price not exceeding its face value.
1830 v1 Avalon Hill clarification: The cheapest train available in the bank.
1830 v1 Francis Tresham: The cheapest train available in the bank, or
a train from another company at an agreed price not exceeding its face value. The
President of the selling company makes the deal simultaneously with any necessary
share sales (this has been interpreted as meaning that the old and new President must both
agree to the deal; and in other ways).
1830 v1 Avalon Hill PC program: As in 1898.
1830 v2 The cheapest train available in the bank or the bank pool. If the
company and the president do not have enough available cash between them, the bank pays
the difference and the company goes into receivership.
1830 v3 The cheapest train available in the bank, or a train from another
company at an agreed price not exceeding its face value.
1830BC, 18VA The cheapest train available in the bank.
1830Lummerland, 1830NL, 1834, 1857, 1859, 1868, 1876 v2, 1876-30, 1879, 1899,
18JP-T, 18Kaas, 18SS, 18SY As for 1830.
1831, 1854, 1862, 18EC, 18NL, 18Ruhr Any available train from the bank or bank
pool, or from another company, at an agreed price not exceeding its face value.
1835, 1876-35 Any second-hand train (from the bank pool or another company) or the
cheapest new train (only one type can be available at a time). This is what the German
rules say. (One English translation says the cheapest train from the bank or bank pool.)
1837 You can buy any available train: you may pay any agreed amount for a train
from another company; you may buy any train in the bank pool; you may buy any available
new train (there is typically a choice of two).
1838 Rheinland Any second-hand train (from the bank pool or another
company) or the cheapest new train (only one type can be available at a time).
1844, 18FL Any train from the bank; or any train from another company wishing to
sell, at not more than face value.
1846 A currently available train from the bank. If it can afford one of
current types but not the other, or can afford a second hand train, after issuing shares,
the President may not add more cash to buy a more expensive train.
1847 As for 1835.
1847AE, 1876-35 v2 A train from the bank. The rules do not say whether
this includes the bank pool.
1848, 1862EA, 1862EA v2, Poseidon The next new train from the bank.
1851 The cheapest train from the bank or bank pool. The President of the selling
company makes the deal after any necessary share sales.
1858 Any train from the bank or bank pool, not necessarily the cheapest.
If the company has funds remaining after the purchase it can use these funds to buy any
train from any source.
1860, 18GB Not applicable. The company leases the smallest train
from the new trains or the bank pool.
1861 v1 Its choice of train from the bank or bank pool that it can afford
with company credit plus any loans it is able to take out. This is a clarification from
Markus Welborune/Mike Hutton.
1861 v2, 1867 Its choice of train from the bank or bank pool that it can
afford with company credit plus any loans it is able to take out.
1865 Sardinia, 1881, 18Dixie, 18MS, 18PA, 18SA Any available train from
the bank or the bank pool.
1869 The Golden Spike, 1870, 1876-30 v2, 1883, 18??, 18GA, 18GA v2, 18GM
The cheapest train from the bank or bank pool.
1873 There is no fund raising procedure to buy the mandatory train.
COmpanies go bankrupt if they cannot buy the train with their own means, followed by
receivership.
1880 Any train available from the bank, but not a restored 2 train.
1893, 18Rhl Rhineland The cheapest new train from the bank, or any train
from the bank pool.
1895 Any available train from the bank or bank pool, or from another
company with the same president for at least 1.
1898 The cheapest train available in the bank, or a train from
another company at an agreed price not exceeding its face value. The President of the
selling company makes the deal before any necessary share sales.
18Ardennes The next train in the bank. The company may use Emergency
Money Raising to buy a more expensive train from the bank even if it can afford a cheaper
train that is available from the bank.
18BL The cheapest train or rail bus (tram) in the available boxes, or the
cheapest train or rail bus (tram) in the bank pool.
18Chesapeake The cheapest train from the bank or bank pool, or a train
from another company for up to face value.
18CLE Not stated. Assumed to be the cheapest train in the bank or bank
pool.
18CZ Any available from the bank or bank pool. The Director may not sell
shares to raise funds. If more cash is needed than they have, the difference must be
borrowed from the bank.
18EZ Levels 2 and 3 The cheapest train from the bank or the bank pool, or
from another company for a price below the cheapest bank or bank pool train.
18IN Any train from the bank or bank pool. However, if it is required to
take loans to buy a train, it must then buy the cheapest train from the bank or bank pool.
18Ireland Any train from the bank or bank pool, or a train from another
company.
18Lilliput A company does not have to own a train, but if it wants to
purchase one the Director can make up the difference from private assets, leaving the
company treasury at zero.
18MW The cheapest train available in the bank, or a train from another company with
the same President at a price not exceeding face value.
18Neb Any currently available train in the bank, or a train from another
company controlled by the same President. The company may use Emergency Money Raising to
buy a more expensive train from the bank even if it can afford a cheaper train that is
available from the bank.
18NW A company unable to buy a train must take the minimum loan from the
North American Bank to buy the cheapest train from the bank or bank pool.
18NY The cheapest train from the bank or bank pool if loans were used or
the President contributed funds. If money was rised purely by selling treasury shares,
then any train from the bank or bank pool.
18NYC Any train from the bank or bank pool. However, if it is required to
take loans to buy a train, it must then buy the cheapest train from the bank or bank pool.
18OE The cheapest, un-rusted train in the the Locomotive Works or the
bank pool.
18Scan Any available train from the bank or bank pool, or from another company, at
an agreed price not exceeding its face value. However, stock may not be sold to raise
additional cash if buying a train from another company.
18US, 18West The next train available from the bank. If more than one
type is available, the President may choose which one to buy, even if this then requires
him to provide additional funds that would not be required for another available train.
2038 The cheapest spaceship type must be bought from the bank or bank pool.
If the President is helping she can freely choose between a Scout and a Tug of the same type.
Crisis The company goes into 'receivership', a complex process.
Railroad Barons A company does not have to own a train (referring to
Railroad Corporations).
Rolling Stock Not applicable.
Steam Over Holland The cheapest available train. The president does not
have to accept an offer from another president to buy a train from that company.
Rest The cheapest train available in the bank or bank pool. Thus a company may be
compelled to buy a used train.
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