diff --git a/train.h b/train.h
index 5dcf2d4f3b..7e1b38239f 100644
--- a/train.h
+++ b/train.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ static inline Vehicle *GetNextVehicle(const Vehicle *v)
 
 void ConvertOldMultiheadToNew(void);
 void ConnectMultiheadedTrains(void);
+uint CountArticulatedParts(EngineID engine_type);
 
 int CheckTrainInDepot(const Vehicle *v, bool needs_to_be_stopped);
 void CcCloneTrain(bool success, TileIndex tile, uint32 p1, uint32 p2);
diff --git a/train_cmd.c b/train_cmd.c
index e1c0ac0179..c0727abd6e 100644
--- a/train_cmd.c
+++ b/train_cmd.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ void DrawTrainEngine(int x, int y, EngineID engine, uint32 image_ormod)
 	DrawSprite(image | image_ormod, x, y);
 }
 
-static uint CountArticulatedParts(EngineID engine_type)
+uint CountArticulatedParts(EngineID engine_type)
 {
 	uint16 callback;
 	uint i;
diff --git a/train_gui.c b/train_gui.c
index 57b8248355..4706336884 100644
--- a/train_gui.c
+++ b/train_gui.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void DrawTrainEnginePurchaseInfo(int x, int y, EngineID engine_number)
 	SetDParam(2, STR_EMPTY);
 	if (rvi->capacity != 0) {
 		SetDParam(0, _cargoc.names_long[rvi->cargo_type]);
-		SetDParam(1, rvi->capacity << multihead);
+		SetDParam(1, (rvi->capacity * (CountArticulatedParts(engine_number) + 1)) << multihead);
 		SetDParam(2, STR_9842_REFITTABLE);
 	}
 	DrawString(x,y, STR_PURCHASE_INFO_CAPACITY, 0);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void DrawTrainWagonPurchaseInfo(int x, int y, EngineID engine_number)
 	SetDParam(2, STR_EMPTY);
 	if (rvi->capacity != 0) {
 		SetDParam(0, _cargoc.names_long[rvi->cargo_type]);
-		SetDParam(1, rvi->capacity);
+		SetDParam(1, rvi->capacity * (CountArticulatedParts(engine_number) + 1));
 		SetDParam(2, refittable ? STR_9842_REFITTABLE : STR_EMPTY);
 	}
 	DrawString(x, y, STR_PURCHASE_INFO_CAPACITY, 0);