diff --git a/src/train_cmd.cpp b/src/train_cmd.cpp
index 0a8fe12b7e..2018159eca 100644
--- a/src/train_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/train_cmd.cpp
@@ -1327,6 +1327,7 @@ CommandCost CmdMoveRailVehicle(DoCommandFlag flags, VehicleID src_veh, VehicleID
 			/* Remove stuff not valid anymore for non-front engines. */
 			DeleteVehicleOrders(src);
 			src->unitnumber = 0;
+			src->name.clear();
 		}
 
 		/* We weren't a front engine but are becoming one. So