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+/* $Id$ */
+
+/** @file vehicle_type.h Types related to vehicles. */
+
+#ifndef VEHICLE_TYPE_H
+#define VEHICLE_TYPE_H
+
+#include "core/enum_type.hpp"
+
+typedef uint16 VehicleID;
+
+enum VehicleType {
+	VEH_TRAIN,
+	VEH_ROAD,
+	VEH_SHIP,
+	VEH_AIRCRAFT,
+	VEH_SPECIAL,
+	VEH_DISASTER,
+	VEH_END,
+	VEH_INVALID = 0xFF,
+};
+DECLARE_POSTFIX_INCREMENT(VehicleType);
+template <> struct EnumPropsT<VehicleType> : MakeEnumPropsT<VehicleType, byte, VEH_TRAIN, VEH_END, VEH_INVALID> {};
+typedef TinyEnumT<VehicleType> VehicleTypeByte;
+
+struct Vehicle;
+
+#endif /* VEHICLE_TYPE_H */