diff --git a/src/newgrf.cpp b/src/newgrf.cpp
index db035bc5c5..35f41bb19e 100644
--- a/src/newgrf.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf.cpp
@@ -658,8 +658,8 @@ static ChangeInfoResult RailVehicleChangeInfo(uint engine, int numinfo, int prop
 				if (_cur_grffile->railtype_max == 0) {
 					/* Use traction type to select between normal and electrified
 					 * rail only when no translation list is in place. */
-					if (rvi->railtype == RAILTYPE_RAIL     && engclass >= EC_ELECTRIC) _gted[e->index].railtypelabel = RAILTYPE_ELECTRIC_LABEL;
-					if (rvi->railtype == RAILTYPE_ELECTRIC && engclass  < EC_ELECTRIC) _gted[e->index].railtypelabel = RAILTYPE_RAIL_LABEL;
+					if (_gted[e->index].railtypelabel == RAILTYPE_RAIL_LABEL     && engclass >= EC_ELECTRIC) _gted[e->index].railtypelabel = RAILTYPE_ELECTRIC_LABEL;
+					if (_gted[e->index].railtypelabel == RAILTYPE_ELECTRIC_LABEL && engclass  < EC_ELECTRIC) _gted[e->index].railtypelabel = RAILTYPE_RAIL_LABEL;
 				}
 
 				rvi->engclass = engclass;