diff --git a/roadveh_cmd.c b/roadveh_cmd.c
--- a/roadveh_cmd.c
+++ b/roadveh_cmd.c
@@ -311,13 +311,7 @@ static Depot *FindClosestRoadDepot(Vehic
 	if (_patches.new_pathfinding_all) {
 		NPFFoundTargetData ftd;
 		/* See where we are now */
-		byte trackdir;
-		if (IsRoadStationTile(tile))
-			/* if we are in a station, simulate leaving the station (since
-			 * v->direction won't contain anything usefule than */
-			trackdir = _dir_to_diag_trackdir[GetRoadStationDir(tile)];
-		else
-			trackdir = GetVehicleTrackdir(v);
+		byte trackdir = GetVehicleTrackdir(v);
 
 		ftd = NPFRouteToDepotBreadthFirst(v->tile, trackdir, TRANSPORT_ROAD, v->owner);
 		if (ftd.best_bird_dist == 0)
@@ -1665,7 +1659,7 @@ void OnNewDay_RoadVeh(Vehicle *v)
 		}
 
 		//We do not have a slot, so make one
-		if (v->u.road.slot == NULL && rs != NULL && IsTileType(v->tile, MP_STREET)) {
+		if (v->u.road.slot == NULL && rs != NULL) {
 		//first we need to find out how far our stations are away.
 
 			DEBUG(ms, 2) ("Multistop: Attempting to obtain a slot for vehicle %d at station %d (0x%x)", v->unitnumber, st->index, st->xy);
diff --git a/train_cmd.c b/train_cmd.c
--- a/train_cmd.c
+++ b/train_cmd.c
@@ -1298,14 +1298,16 @@ static bool TrainFindDepotEnumProc(uint 
 	return length >= tfdd->best_length;
 }
 
-// returns the tile of a depot to goto to. The given vehicle must be on track,
-// so not crashed, in a depot, etc.
+// returns the tile of a depot to goto to. The given vehicle must not be
+// crashed!
 static TrainFindDepotData FindClosestTrainDepot(Vehicle *v)
 {
 	int i;
 	TrainFindDepotData tfdd;
 	uint tile = v->tile;
 
+	assert(!(v->vehstatus & VS_CRASHED));
+
 	tfdd.owner = v->owner;
 	tfdd.best_length = (uint)-1;
 
diff --git a/vehicle.c b/vehicle.c
--- a/vehicle.c
+++ b/vehicle.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "npf.h"
 #include "vehicle_gui.h"
+#include "depot.h"
+#include "station.h"
 
 #define INVALID_COORD (-0x8000)
 #define GEN_HASH(x,y) (((x & 0x1F80)>>7) + ((y & 0xFC0)))
@@ -1714,11 +1716,15 @@ byte GetDirectionTowards(Vehicle *v, int
 
 byte GetVehicleTrackdir(const Vehicle* v)
 {
+	if (v->vehstatus & VS_CRASHED)
+		return 0xff;
+
 	switch(v->type)
 	{
 		case VEH_Train:
 			if (v->u.rail.track == 0x80)
-				return 0xFF; /* Train in depot */
+				/* We'll assume the train is facing outwards */
+				return _dir_to_diag_trackdir[GetDepotDirection(v->tile, TRANSPORT_RAIL)]; /* Train in depot */
 			else if (v->u.rail.track == 0x40)
 				/* train in tunnel, so just use his direction and assume a diagonal track */
 				return _dir_to_diag_trackdir[(v->direction>>1)&3];
@@ -1726,12 +1732,17 @@ byte GetVehicleTrackdir(const Vehicle* v
 				return _track_direction_to_trackdir[FIND_FIRST_BIT(v->u.rail.track)][v->direction];
 		case VEH_Ship:
 			if (v->u.ship.state == 0x80)
-				return 0xFF; /* Ship in depot */
+				/* We'll assume the ship is facing outwards */
+				return _dir_to_diag_trackdir[GetDepotDirection(v->tile, TRANSPORT_WATER)]; /* Ship in depot */
 			else
 				return _track_direction_to_trackdir[FIND_FIRST_BIT(v->u.ship.state)][v->direction];
 		case VEH_Road:
 			if (v->u.road.state == 254)
-				return 0xFF; /* Road vehicle in depot */
+				/* We'll assume the road vehicle is facing outwards */
+				return _dir_to_diag_trackdir[GetDepotDirection(v->tile, TRANSPORT_ROAD)]; /* Road vehicle in depot */
+			else if (IsRoadStationTile(v->tile))
+				/* We'll assume the road vehicle is facing outwards */
+				return _dir_to_diag_trackdir[GetRoadStationDir(v->tile)]; /* Road vehicle in a station */
 			else
 				return _dir_to_diag_trackdir[(v->direction>>1)&3];
 		case VEH_Aircraft: