diff --git a/src/engine.cpp b/src/engine.cpp
index 74aa3d751c..f8d3710d33 100644
--- a/src/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine.cpp
@@ -509,14 +509,10 @@ bool Engine::IsVariantHidden(CompanyID c) const
  */
 void EngineOverrideManager::ResetToDefaultMapping()
 {
-	this->clear();
+	this->mappings.clear();
 	for (VehicleType type = VEH_TRAIN; type <= VEH_AIRCRAFT; type++) {
 		for (uint internal_id = 0; internal_id < _engine_counts[type]; internal_id++) {
-			EngineIDMapping &eid = this->emplace_back();
-			eid.type            = type;
-			eid.grfid           = INVALID_GRFID;
-			eid.internal_id     = internal_id;
-			eid.substitute_id   = internal_id;
+			this->mappings.emplace_back(INVALID_GRFID, internal_id, type, internal_id);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -533,7 +529,7 @@ void EngineOverrideManager::ResetToDefaultMapping()
 EngineID EngineOverrideManager::GetID(VehicleType type, uint16_t grf_local_id, uint32_t grfid)
 {
 	EngineID index = 0;
-	for (const EngineIDMapping &eid : *this) {
+	for (const EngineIDMapping &eid : this->mappings) {
 		if (eid.type == type && eid.grfid == grfid && eid.internal_id == grf_local_id) {
 			return index;
 		}
@@ -568,9 +564,9 @@ void SetupEngines()
 	CloseWindowByClass(WC_ENGINE_PREVIEW);
 	_engine_pool.CleanPool();
 
-	assert(_engine_mngr.size() >= _engine_mngr.NUM_DEFAULT_ENGINES);
+	assert(_engine_mngr.mappings.size() >= EngineOverrideManager::NUM_DEFAULT_ENGINES);
 	[[maybe_unused]] uint index = 0;
-	for (const EngineIDMapping &eid : _engine_mngr) {
+	for (const EngineIDMapping &eid : _engine_mngr.mappings) {
 		/* Assert is safe; there won't be more than 256 original vehicles
 		 * in any case, and we just cleaned the pool. */
 		assert(Engine::CanAllocateItem());
diff --git a/src/engine_base.h b/src/engine_base.h
index 3d7ce8d207..3e9b7ab439 100644
--- a/src/engine_base.h
+++ b/src/engine_base.h
@@ -194,17 +194,23 @@ struct Engine : EnginePool::PoolItem<&_engine_pool> {
 };
 
 struct EngineIDMapping {
-	uint32_t grfid;          ///< The GRF ID of the file the entity belongs to
-	uint16_t internal_id;    ///< The internal ID within the GRF file
-	VehicleType type;      ///< The engine type
-	uint8_t  substitute_id;  ///< The (original) entity ID to use if this GRF is not available (currently not used)
+	uint32_t grfid; ///< The GRF ID of the file the entity belongs to
+	uint16_t internal_id; ///< The internal ID within the GRF file
+	VehicleType type; ///< The engine type
+	uint8_t substitute_id; ///< The (original) entity ID to use if this GRF is not available (currently not used)
+
+	EngineIDMapping() {}
+	EngineIDMapping(uint32_t grfid, uint16_t internal_id, VehicleType type, uint8_t substitute_id)
+		: grfid(grfid), internal_id(internal_id),type(type), substitute_id(substitute_id) {}
 };
 
 /**
  * Stores the mapping of EngineID to the internal id of newgrfs.
  * Note: This is not part of Engine, as the data in the EngineOverrideManager and the engine pool get resetted in different cases.
  */
-struct EngineOverrideManager : std::vector<EngineIDMapping> {
+struct EngineOverrideManager {
+	std::vector<EngineIDMapping> mappings;
+
 	static const uint NUM_DEFAULT_ENGINES; ///< Number of default entries
 
 	void ResetToDefaultMapping();
diff --git a/src/newgrf.cpp b/src/newgrf.cpp
index 2a4449fd19..bbc623eeed 100644
--- a/src/newgrf.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf.cpp
@@ -653,8 +653,8 @@ static Engine *GetNewEngine(const GRFFile *file, VehicleType type, uint16_t inte
 
 		/* Reserve the engine slot */
 		if (!static_access) {
-			EngineIDMapping *eid = _engine_mngr.data() + engine;
-			eid->grfid           = scope_grfid; // Note: this is INVALID_GRFID if dynamic_engines is disabled, so no reservation
+			EngineIDMapping &eid = _engine_mngr.mappings[engine];
+			eid.grfid = scope_grfid; // Note: this is INVALID_GRFID if dynamic_engines is disabled, so no reservation
 		}
 
 		return e;
@@ -675,13 +675,13 @@ static Engine *GetNewEngine(const GRFFile *file, VehicleType type, uint16_t inte
 	e->grf_prop.grffile = file;
 
 	/* Reserve the engine slot */
-	assert(_engine_mngr.size() == e->index);
-	_engine_mngr.push_back({
+	assert(_engine_mngr.mappings.size() == e->index);
+	_engine_mngr.mappings.emplace_back(
 			scope_grfid, // Note: this is INVALID_GRFID if dynamic_engines is disabled, so no reservation
 			internal_id,
 			type,
 			std::min<uint8_t>(internal_id, _engine_counts[type]) // substitute_id == _engine_counts[subtype] means "no substitute"
-	});
+	);
 
 	if (engine_pool_size != Engine::GetPoolSize()) {
 		/* Resize temporary engine data ... */
@@ -9250,7 +9250,7 @@ static void FinaliseEngineArray()
 {
 	for (Engine *e : Engine::Iterate()) {
 		if (e->GetGRF() == nullptr) {
-			const EngineIDMapping &eid = _engine_mngr[e->index];
+			const EngineIDMapping &eid = _engine_mngr.mappings[e->index];
 			if (eid.grfid != INVALID_GRFID || eid.internal_id != eid.substitute_id) {
 				e->info.string_id = STR_NEWGRF_INVALID_ENGINE;
 			}
@@ -9302,7 +9302,7 @@ static void FinaliseEngineArray()
 			/* Engine looped back on itself, so clear the variant. */
 			e->info.variant_id = INVALID_ENGINE;
 
-			GrfMsg(1, "FinaliseEngineArray: Variant of engine {:x} in '{}' loops back on itself", _engine_mngr[e->index].internal_id, e->GetGRF()->filename);
+			GrfMsg(1, "FinaliseEngineArray: Variant of engine {:x} in '{}' loops back on itself", _engine_mngr.mappings[e->index].internal_id, e->GetGRF()->filename);
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/newgrf_engine.cpp b/src/newgrf_engine.cpp
index f74f53dda4..3be7c65101 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_engine.cpp
@@ -1311,8 +1311,8 @@ void AlterVehicleListOrder(EngineID engine, uint target)
  */
 static bool EnginePreSort(const EngineID &a, const EngineID &b)
 {
-	const EngineIDMapping &id_a = _engine_mngr.at(a);
-	const EngineIDMapping &id_b = _engine_mngr.at(b);
+	const EngineIDMapping &id_a = _engine_mngr.mappings.at(a);
+	const EngineIDMapping &id_b = _engine_mngr.mappings.at(b);
 
 	/* 1. Sort by engine type */
 	if (id_a.type != id_b.type) return (int)id_a.type < (int)id_b.type;
@@ -1341,10 +1341,10 @@ void CommitVehicleListOrderChanges()
 		EngineID source = it.engine;
 		uint local_target = it.target;
 
-		const EngineIDMapping *id_source = _engine_mngr.data() + source;
-		if (id_source->internal_id == local_target) continue;
+		const EngineIDMapping &id_source = _engine_mngr.mappings[source];
+		if (id_source.internal_id == local_target) continue;
 
-		EngineID target = _engine_mngr.GetID(id_source->type, local_target, id_source->grfid);
+		EngineID target = _engine_mngr.GetID(id_source.type, local_target, id_source.grfid);
 		if (target == INVALID_ENGINE) continue;
 
 		int source_index = find_index(ordering, source);
diff --git a/src/saveload/engine_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/engine_sl.cpp
index ab62d756a8..b3584d4f8e 100644
--- a/src/saveload/engine_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/engine_sl.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ struct EIDSChunkHandler : ChunkHandler {
 		SlTableHeader(_engine_id_mapping_desc);
 
 		uint index = 0;
-		for (EngineIDMapping &eid : _engine_mngr) {
+		for (EngineIDMapping &eid : _engine_mngr.mappings) {
 			SlSetArrayIndex(index);
 			SlObject(&eid, _engine_id_mapping_desc);
 			index++;
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ struct EIDSChunkHandler : ChunkHandler {
 	{
 		const std::vector<SaveLoad> slt = SlCompatTableHeader(_engine_id_mapping_desc, _engine_id_mapping_sl_compat);
 
-		_engine_mngr.clear();
+		_engine_mngr.mappings.clear();
 
 		while (SlIterateArray() != -1) {
-			EngineIDMapping *eid = &_engine_mngr.emplace_back();
+			EngineIDMapping *eid = &_engine_mngr.mappings.emplace_back();
 			SlObject(eid, slt);
 		}
 	}