diff --git a/src/blitter/factory.hpp b/src/blitter/factory.hpp
index 0dceea90f2..1aa27c19f3 100644
--- a/src/blitter/factory.hpp
+++ b/src/blitter/factory.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ protected:
 	 * @pre description != nullptr.
 	 * @pre There is no blitter registered with this name.
 	 */
-	BlitterFactory(const char *name, const char *description, bool usable = true) :
+	BlitterFactory(std::string_view name, std::string_view description, bool usable = true) :
 			name(name), description(description)
 	{
 		if (usable) {
diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index 281588e89a..c11289902e 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int RecursiveCommandCounter::_counter = 0;
  * the #CommandFlag::Auto, #CommandFlag::Offline and #CommandFlag::Server values.
  */
 struct CommandInfo {
-	const char *name;   ///< A human readable name for the procedure
+	std::string_view name; ///< A human readable name for the procedure
 	CommandFlags flags; ///< The (command) flags to that apply to this command
 	CommandType type;   ///< The type of command.
 };
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ CommandFlags GetCommandFlags(Commands cmd)
  * @param cmd The integer value of the command
  * @return The name for this command
  */
-const char *GetCommandName(Commands cmd)
+std::string_view GetCommandName(Commands cmd)
 {
 	assert(IsValidCommand(cmd));
 
diff --git a/src/command_func.h b/src/command_func.h
index 52c70f6aab..cb3ba95610 100644
--- a/src/command_func.h
+++ b/src/command_func.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void NetworkSendCommand(Commands cmd, StringID err_message, CommandCallback *cal
 
 bool IsValidCommand(Commands cmd);
 CommandFlags GetCommandFlags(Commands cmd);
-const char *GetCommandName(Commands cmd);
+std::string_view GetCommandName(Commands cmd);
 bool IsCommandAllowedWhilePaused(Commands cmd);
 
 template <Commands Tcmd>
diff --git a/src/command_type.h b/src/command_type.h
index 12a81a685b..e491677871 100644
--- a/src/command_type.h
+++ b/src/command_type.h
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ template <Commands Tcmd> struct CommandTraits;
 		static constexpr auto &proc = proc_; \
 		static constexpr CommandFlags flags = flags_; \
 		static constexpr CommandType type = type_; \
-		static inline constexpr const char *name = #proc_; \
+		static inline constexpr std::string_view name = #proc_; \
 	};
 
 /** Storage buffer for serialized command data. */
diff --git a/src/console_cmds.cpp b/src/console_cmds.cpp
index 655430dabd..8944255f4b 100644
--- a/src/console_cmds.cpp
+++ b/src/console_cmds.cpp
@@ -2237,9 +2237,9 @@ struct ConsoleContentCallback : public ContentCallback {
  */
 static void OutputContentState(const ContentInfo &ci)
 {
-	static const char * const types[] = { "Base graphics", "NewGRF", "AI", "AI library", "Scenario", "Heightmap", "Base sound", "Base music", "Game script", "GS library" };
+	static const std::string_view types[] = { "Base graphics", "NewGRF", "AI", "AI library", "Scenario", "Heightmap", "Base sound", "Base music", "Game script", "GS library" };
 	static_assert(lengthof(types) == CONTENT_TYPE_END - CONTENT_TYPE_BEGIN);
-	static const char * const states[] = { "Not selected", "Selected", "Dep Selected", "Installed", "Unknown" };
+	static const std::string_view states[] = { "Not selected", "Selected", "Dep Selected", "Installed", "Unknown" };
 	static const TextColour state_to_colour[] = { CC_COMMAND, CC_INFO, CC_INFO, CC_WHITE, CC_ERROR };
 
 	IConsolePrint(state_to_colour[ci.state], "{}, {}, {}, {}, {:08X}, {}", ci.id, types[ci.type - 1], states[ci.state], ci.name, ci.unique_id, FormatArrayAsHex(ci.md5sum));
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ static bool ConListDirs(std::span<std::string_view> argv)
 {
 	struct SubdirNameMap {
 		Subdirectory subdir; ///< Index of subdirectory type
-		const char *name;    ///< UI name for the directory
+		std::string_view name; ///< UI name for the directory
 		bool default_only;   ///< Whether only the default (first existing) directory for this is interesting
 	};
 	static const SubdirNameMap subdir_name_map[] = {
@@ -2498,10 +2498,13 @@ static bool ConListDirs(std::span<std::string_view> argv)
 	if (argv.size() != 2) {
 		IConsolePrint(CC_HELP, "List all search paths or default directories for various categories.");
 		IConsolePrint(CC_HELP, "Usage: list_dirs <category>");
-		std::string cats = subdir_name_map[0].name;
+		std::string cats{subdir_name_map[0].name};
 		bool first = true;
 		for (const SubdirNameMap &sdn : subdir_name_map) {
-			if (!first) cats = cats + ", " + sdn.name;
+			if (!first) {
+				cats += ", ";
+				cats += sdn.name;
+			}
 			first = false;
 		}
 		IConsolePrint(CC_HELP, "Valid categories: {}", cats);
@@ -2567,7 +2570,7 @@ static bool ConNewGRFProfile(std::span<std::string_view> argv)
 			bool selected = profiler != _newgrf_profilers.end();
 			bool active = selected && profiler->active;
 			TextColour tc = active ? TC_LIGHT_BLUE : selected ? TC_GREEN : CC_INFO;
-			const char *statustext = active ? " (active)" : selected ? " (selected)" : "";
+			std::string_view statustext = active ? " (active)" : selected ? " (selected)" : "";
 			IConsolePrint(tc, "{}: [{:08X}] {}{}", i, std::byteswap(grf.grfid), grf.filename, statustext);
 			i++;
 		}
diff --git a/src/core/pool_type.hpp b/src/core/pool_type.hpp
index a1d3f4ae41..bf16959bef 100644
--- a/src/core/pool_type.hpp
+++ b/src/core/pool_type.hpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public:
 	using BitmapStorage = size_t;
 	static constexpr size_t BITMAP_SIZE = std::numeric_limits<BitmapStorage>::digits;
 
-	const char * const name = nullptr; ///< Name of this pool
+	const std::string_view name{}; ///< Name of this pool
 
 	size_t first_free = 0; ///< No item with index lower than this is free (doesn't say anything about this one!)
 	size_t first_unused = 0; ///< This and all higher indexes are free (doesn't say anything about first_unused-1 !)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public:
 	std::vector<Titem *> data{}; ///< Pointers to Titem
 	std::vector<BitmapStorage> used_bitmap{}; ///< Bitmap of used indices.
 
-	Pool(const char *name) : PoolBase(Tpool_type), name(name) {}
+	Pool(std::string_view name) : PoolBase(Tpool_type), name(name) {}
 	void CleanPool() override;
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/crashlog.cpp b/src/crashlog.cpp
index 85c0932803..815c31e32e 100644
--- a/src/crashlog.cpp
+++ b/src/crashlog.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void SurveyRecentNews(nlohmann::json &json)
  * @param with_dir      Whether to prepend the filename with the personal directory.
  * @return The filename
  */
-std::string CrashLog::CreateFileName(const char *ext, bool with_dir) const
+std::string CrashLog::CreateFileName(std::string_view ext, bool with_dir) const
 {
 	static std::string crashname;
 
diff --git a/src/crashlog.h b/src/crashlog.h
index 836bef5082..4dbc2ebce0 100644
--- a/src/crashlog.h
+++ b/src/crashlog.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ private:
 	virtual bool TryExecute(std::string_view section_name, std::function<bool()> &&func) = 0;
 
 protected:
-	std::string CreateFileName(const char *ext, bool with_dir = true) const;
+	std::string CreateFileName(std::string_view ext, bool with_dir = true) const;
 
 public:
 	/** Stub destructor to silence some compilers. */
diff --git a/src/currency.h b/src/currency.h
index 5484b19ec1..74dec0dbf2 100644
--- a/src/currency.h
+++ b/src/currency.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct CurrencySpec {
 
 	CurrencySpec() = default;
 
-	CurrencySpec(uint16_t rate, const char *separator, TimerGameCalendar::Year to_euro, const char *prefix, const char *suffix, const char *code, uint8_t symbol_pos, StringID name) :
+	CurrencySpec(uint16_t rate, std::string_view separator, TimerGameCalendar::Year to_euro, std::string_view prefix, std::string_view suffix, std::string_view code, uint8_t symbol_pos, StringID name) :
 		rate(rate), separator(separator), to_euro(to_euro), prefix(prefix), suffix(suffix), code(code), symbol_pos(symbol_pos), name(name)
 	{
 	}
diff --git a/src/debug.cpp b/src/debug.cpp
index 3ff81ff9c3..5a586d72e0 100644
--- a/src/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/debug.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 /** Element in the queue of debug messages that have to be passed to either NetworkAdminConsole or IConsolePrint.*/
 struct QueuedDebugItem {
-	std::string level;   ///< The used debug level.
+	std::string_view level;   ///< The used debug level.
 	std::string message; ///< The actual formatted message.
 };
 std::atomic<bool> _debug_remote_console; ///< Whether we need to send data to either NetworkAdminConsole or IConsolePrint.
@@ -107,16 +107,16 @@ void DumpDebugFacilityNames(std::back_insert_iterator<std::string> &output_itera
  * @param level Debug category.
  * @param message The message to output.
  */
-void DebugPrint(const char *category, int level, std::string &&message)
+void DebugPrint(std::string_view category, int level, std::string &&message)
 {
-	if (strcmp(category, "desync") == 0 && level != 0) {
+	if (category == "desync" && level != 0) {
 		static auto f = FioFOpenFile("commands-out.log", "wb", AUTOSAVE_DIR);
 		if (!f.has_value()) return;
 
 		fmt::print(*f, "{}{}\n", GetLogPrefix(true), message);
 		fflush(*f);
 #ifdef RANDOM_DEBUG
-	} else if (strcmp(category, "random") == 0) {
+	} else if (category == "random") {
 		static auto f = FioFOpenFile("random-out.log", "wb", AUTOSAVE_DIR);
 		if (!f.has_value()) return;
 
diff --git a/src/debug.h b/src/debug.h
index 081b11931a..ce02e16ff0 100644
--- a/src/debug.h
+++ b/src/debug.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * @param format_string The formatting string of the message.
  */
 #define Debug(category, level, format_string, ...) do { if ((level) == 0 || _debug_ ## category ## _level >= (level)) DebugPrint(#category, level, fmt::format(FMT_STRING(format_string) __VA_OPT__(,) __VA_ARGS__)); } while (false)
-void DebugPrint(const char *category, int level, std::string &&message);
+void DebugPrint(std::string_view category, int level, std::string &&message);
 
 extern int _debug_driver_level;
 extern int _debug_grf_level;
diff --git a/src/gfx_type.h b/src/gfx_type.h
index b507b26183..e14e285a53 100644
--- a/src/gfx_type.h
+++ b/src/gfx_type.h
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ enum FontSize : uint8_t {
 };
 DECLARE_INCREMENT_DECREMENT_OPERATORS(FontSize)
 
-inline const char *FontSizeToName(FontSize fs)
+inline std::string_view FontSizeToName(FontSize fs)
 {
-	static const char *SIZE_TO_NAME[] = { "medium", "small", "large", "mono" };
+	static const std::string_view SIZE_TO_NAME[] = { "medium", "small", "large", "mono" };
 	assert(fs < FS_END);
 	return SIZE_TO_NAME[fs];
 }
diff --git a/src/heightmap.cpp b/src/heightmap.cpp
index 7520745cc0..462d8d15ea 100644
--- a/src/heightmap.cpp
+++ b/src/heightmap.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void ReadHeightmapPNGImageData(std::span<uint8_t> map, png_structp png_pt
  * If map == nullptr only the size of the PNG is read, otherwise a map
  * with grayscale pixels is allocated and assigned to *map.
  */
-static bool ReadHeightmapPNG(const char *filename, uint *x, uint *y, std::vector<uint8_t> *map)
+static bool ReadHeightmapPNG(std::string_view filename, uint *x, uint *y, std::vector<uint8_t> *map)
 {
 	png_structp png_ptr = nullptr;
 	png_infop info_ptr  = nullptr;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void ReadHeightmapBMPImageData(std::span<uint8_t> map, const BmpInfo &inf
  * If map == nullptr only the size of the BMP is read, otherwise a map
  * with grayscale pixels is allocated and assigned to *map.
  */
-static bool ReadHeightmapBMP(const char *filename, uint *x, uint *y, std::vector<uint8_t> *map)
+static bool ReadHeightmapBMP(std::string_view filename, uint *x, uint *y, std::vector<uint8_t> *map)
 {
 	auto f = FioFOpenFile(filename, "rb", HEIGHTMAP_DIR);
 	if (!f.has_value()) {
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void FixSlopes()
  * @param[in,out] map If not \c nullptr, destination to store the loaded block of image data.
  * @return Whether loading was successful.
  */
-static bool ReadHeightMap(DetailedFileType dft, const char *filename, uint *x, uint *y, std::vector<uint8_t> *map)
+static bool ReadHeightMap(DetailedFileType dft, std::string_view filename, uint *x, uint *y, std::vector<uint8_t> *map)
 {
 	switch (dft) {
 		default:
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static bool ReadHeightMap(DetailedFileType dft, const char *filename, uint *x, u
  * @param y dimension y
  * @return Returns false if loading of the image failed.
  */
-bool GetHeightmapDimensions(DetailedFileType dft, const char *filename, uint *x, uint *y)
+bool GetHeightmapDimensions(DetailedFileType dft, std::string_view filename, uint *x, uint *y)
 {
 	return ReadHeightMap(dft, filename, x, y, nullptr);
 }
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ bool GetHeightmapDimensions(DetailedFileType dft, const char *filename, uint *x,
  * @param dft Type of image file.
  * @param filename of the heightmap file to be imported
  */
-bool LoadHeightmap(DetailedFileType dft, const char *filename)
+bool LoadHeightmap(DetailedFileType dft, std::string_view filename)
 {
 	uint x, y;
 	std::vector<uint8_t> map;
diff --git a/src/heightmap.h b/src/heightmap.h
index 5809e1b126..013781f117 100644
--- a/src/heightmap.h
+++ b/src/heightmap.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ enum HeightmapRotation : uint8_t {
 	HM_CLOCKWISE,         ///< Rotate the map clockwise 45 degrees
 };
 
-bool GetHeightmapDimensions(DetailedFileType dft, const char *filename, uint *x, uint *y);
-bool LoadHeightmap(DetailedFileType dft, const char *filename);
+bool GetHeightmapDimensions(DetailedFileType dft, std::string_view filename, uint *x, uint *y);
+bool LoadHeightmap(DetailedFileType dft, std::string_view filename);
 void FlatEmptyWorld(uint8_t tile_height);
 void FixSlopes();
 
diff --git a/src/misc/dbg_helpers.cpp b/src/misc/dbg_helpers.cpp
index 647510ebd7..63b348e73c 100644
--- a/src/misc/dbg_helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/dbg_helpers.cpp
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 
 #include "../stdafx.h"
 #include "../rail_map.h"
+#include "../core/enum_type.hpp"
 #include "dbg_helpers.h"
 
 #include "../safeguards.h"
 
 /** Trackdir & TrackdirBits short names. */
-static const char * const trackdir_names[] = {
+static const std::string_view trackdir_names[] = {
 	"NE", "SE", "UE", "LE", "LS", "RS", "rne", "rse",
 	"SW", "NW", "UW", "LW", "LN", "RN", "rsw", "rnw",
 };
@@ -22,37 +23,37 @@ static const char * const trackdir_names[] = {
 /** Return name of given Trackdir. */
 std::string ValueStr(Trackdir td)
 {
-	return std::to_string(td) + " (" + ItemAtT(td, trackdir_names, "UNK", INVALID_TRACKDIR, "INV") + ")";
+	return fmt::format("{} ({})", to_underlying(td), ItemAtT(td, trackdir_names, "UNK", INVALID_TRACKDIR, "INV"));
 }
 
 /** Return composed name of given TrackdirBits. */
 std::string ValueStr(TrackdirBits td_bits)
 {
-	return std::to_string(td_bits) + " (" + ComposeNameT(td_bits, trackdir_names, "UNK", INVALID_TRACKDIR_BIT, "INV") + ")";
+	return fmt::format("{} ({})", to_underlying(td_bits), ComposeNameT(td_bits, trackdir_names, "UNK", INVALID_TRACKDIR_BIT, "INV"));
 }
 
 
 /** DiagDirection short names. */
-static const char * const diagdir_names[] = {
+static const std::string_view diagdir_names[] = {
 	"NE", "SE", "SW", "NW",
 };
 
 /** Return name of given DiagDirection. */
 std::string ValueStr(DiagDirection dd)
 {
-	return std::to_string(dd) + " (" + ItemAtT(dd, diagdir_names, "UNK", INVALID_DIAGDIR, "INV") + ")";
+	return fmt::format("{} ({})", to_underlying(dd), ItemAtT(dd, diagdir_names, "UNK", INVALID_DIAGDIR, "INV"));
 }
 
 
 /** SignalType short names. */
-static const char * const signal_type_names[] = {
+static const std::string_view signal_type_names[] = {
 	"NORMAL", "ENTRY", "EXIT", "COMBO", "PBS", "NOENTRY",
 };
 
 /** Return name of given SignalType. */
 std::string ValueStr(SignalType t)
 {
-	return std::to_string(t) + " (" + ItemAtT(t, signal_type_names, "UNK") + ")";
+	return fmt::format("{} ({})", to_underlying(t), ItemAtT(t, signal_type_names, "UNK"));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/network/network_admin.cpp b/src/network/network_admin.cpp
index 63f3f9fd7a..9e8153764c 100644
--- a/src/network/network_admin.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_admin.cpp
@@ -574,12 +574,12 @@ NetworkRecvStatus ServerNetworkAdminSocketHandler::SendCmdNames()
 	auto p = std::make_unique<Packet>(this, ADMIN_PACKET_SERVER_CMD_NAMES);
 
 	for (uint16_t i = 0; i < CMD_END; i++) {
-		const char *cmdname = GetCommandName(static_cast<Commands>(i));
+		std::string_view cmdname = GetCommandName(static_cast<Commands>(i));
 
 		/* Should COMPAT_MTU be exceeded, start a new packet
 		 * (magic 5: 1 bool "more data" and one uint16_t "command id", one
 		 * byte for string '\0' termination and 1 bool "no more data" */
-		if (!p->CanWriteToPacket(strlen(cmdname) + 5)) {
+		if (!p->CanWriteToPacket(cmdname.size() + 5)) {
 			p->Send_bool(false);
 			this->SendPacket(std::move(p));
 
diff --git a/src/newgrf.cpp b/src/newgrf.cpp
index 34febb2d90..099f23a56d 100644
--- a/src/newgrf.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ CargoTypes TranslateRefitMask(uint32_t refit_mask)
  * @param error_location Function name for grf error messages
  * @param[out] index If \a base_pointer is valid, \a index is assigned to the matching price; else it is left unchanged
  */
-void ConvertTTDBasePrice(uint32_t base_pointer, const char *error_location, Price *index)
+void ConvertTTDBasePrice(uint32_t base_pointer, std::string_view error_location, Price *index)
 {
 	/* Special value for 'none' */
 	if (base_pointer == 0) {
diff --git a/src/newgrf/newgrf_act0.cpp b/src/newgrf/newgrf_act0.cpp
index 496b64b524..f0a0e6b055 100644
--- a/src/newgrf/newgrf_act0.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf/newgrf_act0.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ std::vector<BadgeID> ReadBadgeList(ByteReader &buf, GrfSpecFeature feature)
 	return badges;
 }
 
-bool HandleChangeInfoResult(const char *caller, ChangeInfoResult cir, uint8_t feature, uint8_t property)
+bool HandleChangeInfoResult(std::string_view caller, ChangeInfoResult cir, uint8_t feature, uint8_t property)
 {
 	switch (cir) {
 		default: NOT_REACHED();
diff --git a/src/newgrf/newgrf_act0_globalvar.cpp b/src/newgrf/newgrf_act0_globalvar.cpp
index 837f68da3d..625c8f3015 100644
--- a/src/newgrf/newgrf_act0_globalvar.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf/newgrf_act0_globalvar.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static ChangeInfoResult LoadTranslationTable(uint first, uint last, ByteReader &
 	return CIR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static ChangeInfoResult LoadBadgeTranslationTable(uint first, uint last, ByteReader &buf, std::vector<BadgeID> &translation_table, const char *name)
+static ChangeInfoResult LoadBadgeTranslationTable(uint first, uint last, ByteReader &buf, std::vector<BadgeID> &translation_table, std::string_view name)
 {
 	if (first != 0 && first != std::size(translation_table)) {
 		GrfMsg(1, "LoadBadgeTranslationTable: {} translation table must start at zero or {}", name, std::size(translation_table));
diff --git a/src/newgrf/newgrf_act3.cpp b/src/newgrf/newgrf_act3.cpp
index faaa5660e0..2a405ac838 100644
--- a/src/newgrf/newgrf_act3.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf/newgrf_act3.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static CargoType TranslateCargo(uint8_t feature, uint8_t ctype)
 }
 
 
-static bool IsValidGroupID(uint16_t groupid, const char *function)
+static bool IsValidGroupID(uint16_t groupid, std::string_view function)
 {
 	if (groupid > MAX_SPRITEGROUP || _cur_gps.spritegroups[groupid] == nullptr) {
 		GrfMsg(1, "{}: Spritegroup 0x{:04X} out of range or empty, skipping.", function, groupid);
diff --git a/src/newgrf/newgrf_actd.cpp b/src/newgrf/newgrf_actd.cpp
index 8425f82eb9..a5d3cd570d 100644
--- a/src/newgrf/newgrf_actd.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf/newgrf_actd.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static uint32_t GetPatchVariable(uint8_t param)
 	}
 }
 
-static uint32_t PerformGRM(std::span<uint32_t> grm, uint16_t count, uint8_t op, uint8_t target, const char *type)
+static uint32_t PerformGRM(std::span<uint32_t> grm, uint16_t count, uint8_t op, uint8_t target, std::string_view type)
 {
 	uint start = 0;
 	uint size  = 0;
diff --git a/src/newgrf/newgrf_internal.h b/src/newgrf/newgrf_internal.h
index 7f179b0c36..c12b924113 100644
--- a/src/newgrf/newgrf_internal.h
+++ b/src/newgrf/newgrf_internal.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ bool ReadSpriteLayout(ByteReader &buf, uint num_building_sprites, bool use_cur_s
 GRFFile *GetFileByGRFID(uint32_t grfid);
 GRFError *DisableGrf(StringID message = {}, GRFConfig *config = nullptr);
 void DisableStaticNewGRFInfluencingNonStaticNewGRFs(GRFConfig &c);
-bool HandleChangeInfoResult(const char *caller, ChangeInfoResult cir, uint8_t feature, uint8_t property);
+bool HandleChangeInfoResult(std::string_view caller, ChangeInfoResult cir, uint8_t feature, uint8_t property);
 uint32_t GetParamVal(uint8_t param, uint32_t *cond_val);
 void GRFUnsafe(ByteReader &);
 
diff --git a/src/newgrf/newgrf_internal_vehicle.h b/src/newgrf/newgrf_internal_vehicle.h
index 2e1abf3b70..31b2eac9ea 100644
--- a/src/newgrf/newgrf_internal_vehicle.h
+++ b/src/newgrf/newgrf_internal_vehicle.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct GRFTempEngineData {
 extern ReferenceThroughBaseContainer<std::vector<GRFTempEngineData>> _gted;  ///< Temporary engine data used during NewGRF loading
 
 Engine *GetNewEngine(const GRFFile *file, VehicleType type, uint16_t internal_id, bool static_access = false);
-void ConvertTTDBasePrice(uint32_t base_pointer, const char *error_location, Price *index);
+void ConvertTTDBasePrice(uint32_t base_pointer, std::string_view error_location, Price *index);
 
 /**
  * Helper to check whether an image index is valid for a particular NewGRF vehicle.
diff --git a/src/random_access_file.cpp b/src/random_access_file.cpp
index 397f729bd8..f305832053 100644
--- a/src/random_access_file.cpp
+++ b/src/random_access_file.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * @param filename Name of the file at the disk.
  * @param subdir   The sub directory to search this file in.
  */
-RandomAccessFile::RandomAccessFile(const std::string &filename, Subdirectory subdir) : filename(filename)
+RandomAccessFile::RandomAccessFile(std::string_view filename, Subdirectory subdir) : filename(filename)
 {
 	size_t file_size;
 	this->file_handle = FioFOpenFile(filename, "rb", subdir, &file_size);
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ RandomAccessFile::RandomAccessFile(const std::string &filename, Subdirectory sub
 
 	/* Store the filename without path and extension */
 	auto t = filename.rfind(PATHSEPCHAR);
-	std::string name_without_path = filename.substr(t != std::string::npos ? t + 1 : 0);
+	std::string name_without_path{filename.substr(t != std::string::npos ? t + 1 : 0)};
 	this->simplified_filename = name_without_path.substr(0, name_without_path.rfind('.'));
 	strtolower(this->simplified_filename);
 
diff --git a/src/random_access_file_type.h b/src/random_access_file_type.h
index 95a4d94ad0..8ad5f10f93 100644
--- a/src/random_access_file_type.h
+++ b/src/random_access_file_type.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class RandomAccessFile {
 	uint8_t buffer_start[BUFFER_SIZE];  ///< Local buffer when read from file.
 
 public:
-	RandomAccessFile(const std::string &filename, Subdirectory subdir);
+	RandomAccessFile(std::string_view filename, Subdirectory subdir);
 	RandomAccessFile(const RandomAccessFile&) = delete;
 	void operator=(const RandomAccessFile&) = delete;