diff --git a/src/engine_gui.cpp b/src/engine_gui.cpp
index 12e4ee6559..aa3dd13e28 100644
--- a/src/engine_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/engine_gui.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct EnginePreviewWindow : Window {
 		DrawVehicleEngine(r.left, r.right, this->width >> 1, y + this->vehicle_space / 2, engine, GetEnginePalette(engine, _local_company), EIT_PREVIEW);
 
 		y += this->vehicle_space;
-		DrawStringMultiLine(r.left, r.right, y, r.bottom, GetEngineInfoString(engine), TC_FROMSTRING, SA_CENTER);
+		DrawStringMultiLine(r.left, r.right, y, r.bottom, GetEngineInfoString(engine), TC_BLACK, SA_CENTER);
 	}
 
 	void OnClick([[maybe_unused]] Point pt, WidgetID widget, [[maybe_unused]] int click_count) override
@@ -168,99 +168,106 @@ uint GetTotalCapacityOfArticulatedParts(EngineID engine)
 	return cap.GetSum<uint>();
 }
 
-static StringID GetTrainEngineInfoString(const Engine *e)
+/**
+ * Get preview running cost string for an engine.
+ * @param e Engine.
+ * @returns Formatted string of running cost.
+ */
+static std::string GetPreviewRunningCostString(const Engine &e)
 {
-	SetDParam(0, STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_WEIGHT);
-	SetDParam(1, e->GetCost());
-	SetDParam(2, e->GetDisplayWeight());
-
-	SetDParam(3, (_settings_game.vehicle.train_acceleration_model != AM_ORIGINAL && GetRailTypeInfo(e->u.rail.railtype)->acceleration_type != 2) ? STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_SPEED_POWER_MAX_TE : STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_SPEED_POWER);
-	SetDParam(4, PackVelocity(e->GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e->type));
-	SetDParam(5, e->GetPower());
-	SetDParam(6, e->GetDisplayMaxTractiveEffort());
-
-	SetDParam(7, TimerGameEconomy::UsingWallclockUnits() ? STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_PERIOD : STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_YEAR);
-	SetDParam(8, e->GetRunningCost());
-
-	SetDParam(9, STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY);
-	uint capacity = GetTotalCapacityOfArticulatedParts(e->index);
-	SetDParam(10, capacity != 0 ? e->GetDefaultCargoType() : INVALID_CARGO);
-	SetDParam(11, capacity);
-
-	return STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TEXT4;
+	return GetString(TimerGameEconomy::UsingWallclockUnits() ? STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_PERIOD : STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_YEAR, e.GetRunningCost());
 }
 
-static StringID GetAircraftEngineInfoString(const Engine *e)
+static std::string GetTrainEngineInfoString(const Engine &e)
 {
-	CargoType cargo = e->GetDefaultCargoType();
+	std::stringstream res;
+
+	res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_WEIGHT, e.GetCost(), e.GetDisplayWeight());
+	res << '\n';
+
+	if (_settings_game.vehicle.train_acceleration_model != AM_ORIGINAL && GetRailTypeInfo(e.u.rail.railtype)->acceleration_type != 2) {
+		res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_SPEED_POWER_MAX_TE, PackVelocity(e.GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e.type), e.GetPower(), e.GetDisplayMaxTractiveEffort());
+		res << '\n';
+	} else {
+		res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_SPEED_POWER, PackVelocity(e.GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e.type), e.GetPower());
+		res << '\n';
+	}
+
+	res << GetPreviewRunningCostString(e);
+	res << '\n';
+
+	uint capacity = GetTotalCapacityOfArticulatedParts(e.index);
+	res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY, capacity == 0 ? INVALID_CARGO : e.GetDefaultCargoType(), capacity);
+
+	return res.str();
+}
+
+static std::string GetAircraftEngineInfoString(const Engine &e)
+{
+	std::stringstream res;
+
+	res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_MAX_SPEED, e.GetCost(), PackVelocity(e.GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e.type));
+	res << '\n';
+
+	if (uint16_t range = e.GetRange(); range > 0) {
+		res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TYPE_RANGE, e.GetAircraftTypeText(), range);
+		res << '\n';
+	} else {
+		res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TYPE, e.GetAircraftTypeText());
+		res << '\n';
+	}
+
+	res << GetPreviewRunningCostString(e);
+	res << '\n';
+
+	CargoType cargo = e.GetDefaultCargoType();
 	uint16_t mail_capacity;
-	uint capacity = e->GetDisplayDefaultCapacity(&mail_capacity);
-	uint16_t range = e->GetRange();
+	uint capacity = e.GetDisplayDefaultCapacity(&mail_capacity);
+	if (mail_capacity > 0) {
+		res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY_2, cargo, capacity, GetCargoTypeByLabel(CT_MAIL), mail_capacity);
+	} else {
+		res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY, cargo, capacity);
+	}
 
-	SetDParam(0, STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_MAX_SPEED);
-	SetDParam(1, e->GetCost());
-	SetDParam(2, PackVelocity(e->GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e->type));
-
-	SetDParam(3, range > 0 ? STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TYPE_RANGE : STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TYPE);
-	SetDParam(4, e->GetAircraftTypeText());
-	SetDParam(5, range);
-
-	SetDParam(7, TimerGameEconomy::UsingWallclockUnits() ? STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_PERIOD : STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_YEAR);
-	SetDParam(8, e->GetRunningCost());
-
-	SetDParam(9, mail_capacity > 0 ? STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY_2 : STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY);
-	SetDParam(10, cargo);
-	SetDParam(11, capacity);
-	SetDParam(12, GetCargoTypeByLabel(CT_MAIL));
-	SetDParam(13, mail_capacity);
-
-	return STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TEXT4;
+	return res.str();
 }
 
-static StringID GetRoadVehEngineInfoString(const Engine *e)
+static std::string GetRoadVehEngineInfoString(const Engine &e)
 {
-	SetDParam(7, TimerGameEconomy::UsingWallclockUnits() ? STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_PERIOD : STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_YEAR);
-	SetDParam(8, e->GetRunningCost());
-
-	SetDParam(9, STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY);
-	uint capacity = GetTotalCapacityOfArticulatedParts(e->index);
-	SetDParam(10, capacity != 0 ? e->GetDefaultCargoType() : INVALID_CARGO);
-	SetDParam(11, capacity);
+	std::stringstream res;
 
 	if (_settings_game.vehicle.roadveh_acceleration_model == AM_ORIGINAL) {
-		SetDParam(0, STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_MAX_SPEED);
-		SetDParam(1, e->GetCost());
-		SetDParam(2, PackVelocity(e->GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e->type));
-
-		return STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TEXT3;
+		res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_MAX_SPEED, e.GetCost(), PackVelocity(e.GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e.type));
+		res << '\n';
 	} else {
-		SetDParam(0, STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_WEIGHT);
-		SetDParam(1, e->GetCost());
-		SetDParam(2, e->GetDisplayWeight());
-
-		SetDParam(3, STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_SPEED_POWER_MAX_TE);
-		SetDParam(4, PackVelocity(e->GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e->type));
-		SetDParam(5, e->GetPower());
-		SetDParam(6, e->GetDisplayMaxTractiveEffort());
-
-		return STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TEXT4;
+		res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_WEIGHT, e.GetCost(), e.GetDisplayWeight());
+		res << '\n';
+		res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_SPEED_POWER_MAX_TE, PackVelocity(e.GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e.type), e.GetPower(), e.GetDisplayMaxTractiveEffort());
+		res << '\n';
 	}
+
+	res << GetPreviewRunningCostString(e);
+	res << '\n';
+
+	uint capacity = GetTotalCapacityOfArticulatedParts(e.index);
+	res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY, capacity == 0 ? INVALID_CARGO : e.GetDefaultCargoType(), capacity);
+
+	return res.str();
 }
 
-static StringID GetShipEngineInfoString(const Engine *e)
+static std::string GetShipEngineInfoString(const Engine &e)
 {
-	SetDParam(0, STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_MAX_SPEED);
-	SetDParam(1, e->GetCost());
-	SetDParam(2, PackVelocity(e->GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e->type));
+	std::stringstream res;
 
-	SetDParam(7, TimerGameEconomy::UsingWallclockUnits() ? STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_PERIOD : STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_RUNCOST_YEAR);
-	SetDParam(8, e->GetRunningCost());
+	res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_MAX_SPEED, e.GetCost(), PackVelocity(e.GetDisplayMaxSpeed(), e.type));
+	res << '\n';
 
-	SetDParam(9, STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY);
-	SetDParam(10, e->GetDefaultCargoType());
-	SetDParam(11, e->GetDisplayDefaultCapacity());
+	res << GetPreviewRunningCostString(e);
+	res << '\n';
 
-	return STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TEXT3;
+	res << GetString(STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_CAPACITY, e.GetDefaultCargoType(), e.GetDisplayDefaultCapacity());
+
+	return res.str();
 }
 
 
@@ -270,11 +277,11 @@ static StringID GetShipEngineInfoString(const Engine *e)
  * @return String describing the engine.
  * @post \c DParam array is set up for printing the string.
  */
-StringID GetEngineInfoString(EngineID engine)
+std::string GetEngineInfoString(EngineID engine)
 {
-	const Engine *e = Engine::Get(engine);
+	const Engine &e = *Engine::Get(engine);
 
-	switch (e->type) {
+	switch (e.type) {
 		case VEH_TRAIN:
 			return GetTrainEngineInfoString(e);
 
diff --git a/src/engine_gui.h b/src/engine_gui.h
index 97b203036f..5fa8aa3319 100644
--- a/src/engine_gui.h
+++ b/src/engine_gui.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void EngList_Sort(GUIEngineList &el, EngList_SortTypeFunction compare);
 void EngList_SortPartial(GUIEngineList &el, EngList_SortTypeFunction compare, size_t begin, size_t num_items);
 
 StringID GetEngineCategoryName(EngineID engine);
-StringID GetEngineInfoString(EngineID engine);
+std::string GetEngineInfoString(EngineID engine);
 
 void DrawVehicleEngine(int left, int right, int preferred_x, int y, EngineID engine, PaletteID pal, EngineImageType image_type);
 void DrawTrainEngine(int left, int right, int preferred_x, int y, EngineID engine, PaletteID pal, EngineImageType image_type);
diff --git a/src/lang/english.txt b/src/lang/english.txt
index 3a37226f31..fb87508540 100644
--- a/src/lang/english.txt
+++ b/src/lang/english.txt
@@ -4337,8 +4337,6 @@ STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TRAM_VEHICLE                                 :tramway vehicle
 STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_AIRCRAFT                                     :aircraft
 STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_SHIP                                         :ship
 
-STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TEXT3                                        :{BLACK}{STRING2}{}{5:STRING1}{}{STRING4}
-STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_TEXT4                                        :{BLACK}{STRING2}{}{STRING3}{}{STRING1}{}{STRING4}
 STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_WEIGHT                                  :Cost: {CURRENCY_LONG}  Weight: {WEIGHT_SHORT}
 STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_COST_MAX_SPEED                               :Cost: {CURRENCY_LONG}  Max. Speed: {VELOCITY}
 STR_ENGINE_PREVIEW_SPEED_POWER                                  :Speed: {VELOCITY}  Power: {POWER}
diff --git a/src/news_gui.cpp b/src/news_gui.cpp
index b67bc830f4..35575c97e9 100644
--- a/src/news_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/news_gui.cpp
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ struct NewsWindow : Window {
 
 	void UpdateWidgetSize(WidgetID widget, Dimension &size, [[maybe_unused]] const Dimension &padding, [[maybe_unused]] Dimension &fill, [[maybe_unused]] Dimension &resize) override
 	{
-		StringID str = STR_NULL;
+		std::string str;
 		switch (widget) {
 			case WID_N_CAPTION: {
 				/* Caption is not a real caption (so that the window cannot be moved)
@@ -447,16 +447,16 @@ struct NewsWindow : Window {
 
 			case WID_N_MESSAGE:
 				CopyInDParam(this->ni->params);
-				str = this->ni->string_id;
+				str = GetString(this->ni->string_id);
 				break;
 
 			case WID_N_COMPANY_MSG:
-				str = this->GetCompanyMessageString();
+				str = GetString(this->GetCompanyMessageString());
 				break;
 
 			case WID_N_VEH_NAME:
 			case WID_N_VEH_TITLE:
-				str = this->GetNewVehicleMessageString(widget);
+				str = GetString(this->GetNewVehicleMessageString(widget));
 				break;
 
 			case WID_N_VEH_INFO: {