diff --git a/src/saveload/compat/vehicle_sl_compat.h b/src/saveload/compat/vehicle_sl_compat.h
index 4587dd2824..d9293eef39 100644
--- a/src/saveload/compat/vehicle_sl_compat.h
+++ b/src/saveload/compat/vehicle_sl_compat.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const SaveLoadCompat _vehicle_train_sl_compat[] = {
 	SLC_VAR("common"),
 	SLC_VAR("crash_anim_pos"),
 	SLC_VAR("force_proceed"),
-	SLC_VAR("railtype"),
+	SLC_NULL(1, SL_MIN_VERSION, SLV_ENGINE_MULTI_RAILTYPE),
 	SLC_VAR("track"),
 	SLC_VAR("flags"),
 	SLC_NULL(2, SLV_2, SLV_60),
diff --git a/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp
index 6d1f557b3b..8bd04801d5 100644
--- a/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp
@@ -1060,13 +1060,12 @@ static bool LoadOldCompany(LoadgameState &ls, int num)
 static uint32_t _old_order_ptr;
 static uint16_t _old_next_ptr;
 static typename VehicleID::BaseType _current_vehicle_id;
-static RailType _old_railtype;
 
 static const OldChunks vehicle_train_chunk[] = {
 	OCL_SVAR(  OC_UINT8, Train, track ),
 	OCL_SVAR(  OC_UINT8, Train, force_proceed ),
 	OCL_SVAR( OC_UINT16, Train, crash_anim_pos ),
-	OCL_VAR (  OC_UINT8, 1, &_old_railtype),
+	OCL_NULL( 1 ), // railtype
 
 	OCL_NULL( 5 ), ///< Junk
 
@@ -1306,8 +1305,6 @@ bool LoadOldVehicle(LoadgameState &ls, int num)
 					};
 					if (v->spritenum / 2 >= lengthof(spriteset_rail)) return false;
 					v->spritenum = spriteset_rail[v->spritenum / 2]; // adjust railway sprite set offset
-					/* Should be the original values for monorail / rail, can't use RailType constants */
-					Train::From(v)->railtypes = static_cast<RailType>(type == 0x25 ? 1 : 0);
 					break;
 				}
 
@@ -1368,10 +1365,6 @@ bool LoadOldVehicle(LoadgameState &ls, int num)
 				Debug(oldloader, 0, "Loading failed - vehicle-array is invalid");
 				return false;
 			}
-
-			if (v->type == VEH_TRAIN) {
-				Train::From(v)->railtypes = _old_railtype;
-			}
 		}
 
 		if (_old_order_ptr != 0 && _old_order_ptr != 0xFFFFFFFF) {
diff --git a/src/saveload/vehicle_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/vehicle_sl.cpp
index a20daa3438..51ef51069d 100644
--- a/src/saveload/vehicle_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/vehicle_sl.cpp
@@ -793,16 +793,12 @@ public:
 	}
 };
 
-static RailType _old_railtype;
-
 class SlVehicleTrain : public DefaultSaveLoadHandler<SlVehicleTrain, Vehicle> {
 public:
 	static inline const SaveLoad description[] = {
 		 SLEG_STRUCT("common", SlVehicleCommon),
 		     SLE_VAR(Train, crash_anim_pos,      SLE_UINT16),
 		     SLE_VAR(Train, force_proceed,       SLE_UINT8),
-		SLEG_CONDVAR("railtype", _old_railtype,  SLE_UINT8, SL_MIN_VERSION, SLV_ENGINE_MULTI_RAILTYPE),
-			 SLE_VAR(Train, railtypes,           SLE_UINT64),
 		     SLE_VAR(Train, track,               SLE_UINT8),
 
 		 SLE_CONDVAR(Train, flags,               SLE_FILE_U8  | SLE_VAR_U16,   SLV_2,  SLV_100),
@@ -822,10 +818,6 @@ public:
 	{
 		if (v->type != VEH_TRAIN) return;
 		SlObject(v, this->GetLoadDescription());
-
-		if (IsSavegameVersionBefore(SLV_ENGINE_MULTI_RAILTYPE)) {
-			Train::From(v)->railtypes = _old_railtype;
-		}
 	}
 
 	void FixPointers(Vehicle *v) const override