--- a/src/rail_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/rail_cmd.cpp
@@ -760,16 +760,20 @@
 
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) SndPlayTileFx(SND_20_SPLAT_2, tile);
 
+	bool had_success = false;
+	CommandCost last_error = CMD_ERROR;
 	for (;;) {
 		CommandCost ret = DoCommand(tile, railtype, TrackdirToTrack(trackdir), flags, remove ? CMD_REMOVE_SINGLE_RAIL : CMD_BUILD_SINGLE_RAIL);
 
 		if (ret.Failed()) {
-			if (_error_message != STR_ERROR_ALREADY_BUILT && !remove) {
-				if (HasBit(p2, 8)) return CMD_ERROR;
+			last_error = ret;
+			last_error.SetGlobalErrorMessage();
+			if (last_error.GetErrorMessage() != STR_ERROR_ALREADY_BUILT && !remove) {
+				if (HasBit(p2, 8)) return last_error;
 				break;
 			}
-			_error_message = INVALID_STRING_ID;
 		} else {
+			had_success = true;
 			total_cost.AddCost(ret);
 		}
 
@@ -781,7 +785,9 @@
 		if (!IsDiagonalTrackdir(trackdir)) ToggleBit(trackdir, 0);
 	}
 
-	return (total_cost.GetCost() == 0) ? CommandCost(remove ? INVALID_STRING_ID : (_error_message == INVALID_STRING_ID ? STR_ERROR_ALREADY_BUILT : _error_message)) : total_cost;
+	if (had_success) return total_cost;
+	if (remove) return CMD_ERROR;
+	return last_error;
 }
 
 /** Build rail on a stretch of track.
@@ -1128,7 +1134,6 @@
 static CommandCost CmdSignalTrackHelper(TileIndex tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
 {
 	CommandCost total_cost(EXPENSES_CONSTRUCTION);
-	bool err = true;
 	TileIndex start_tile = tile;
 
 	Track track = (Track)GB(p2, 0, 3);
@@ -1191,6 +1196,8 @@
 	 *              and convert all others to semaphore/signal
 	 * remove     - 1 remove signals, 0 build signals */
 	int signal_ctr = 0;
+	CommandCost last_error = CMD_ERROR;
+	bool had_success = false;
 	for (;;) {
 		/* only build/remove signals with the specified density */
 		if ((remove && autofill) || signal_ctr % signal_density == 0) {
@@ -1209,8 +1216,11 @@
 
 			/* Be user-friendly and try placing signals as much as possible */
 			if (ret.Succeeded()) {
-				err = false;
+				had_success = true;
 				total_cost.AddCost(ret);
+			} else {
+				last_error = ret;
+				last_error.SetGlobalErrorMessage();
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1234,7 +1244,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	return err ? CMD_ERROR : total_cost;
+	return had_success ? total_cost : last_error;
 }
 
 /** Build signals on a stretch of track.

--- a/src/road_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/road_cmd.cpp
@@ -728,14 +728,8 @@
  */
 CommandCost CmdBuildLongRoad(TileIndex start_tile, DoCommandFlag flags, uint32 p1, uint32 p2, const char *text)
 {
-	CommandCost cost(EXPENSES_CONSTRUCTION);
-	bool had_bridge = false;
-	bool had_tunnel = false;
-	bool had_success = false;
 	DisallowedRoadDirections drd = DRD_NORTHBOUND;
 
-	_error_message = INVALID_STRING_ID;
-
 	if (p1 >= MapSize()) return CMD_ERROR;
 
 	TileIndex end_tile = p1;
@@ -763,7 +757,12 @@
 	/* No disallowed direction bits have to be toggled */
 	if (!HasBit(p2, 5)) drd = DRD_NONE;
 
+	CommandCost cost(EXPENSES_CONSTRUCTION);
+	CommandCost last_error = CMD_ERROR;
 	TileIndex tile = start_tile;
+	bool had_bridge = false;
+	bool had_tunnel = false;
+	bool had_success = false;
 	/* Start tile is the first tile clicked by the user. */
 	for (;;) {
 		RoadBits bits = AxisToRoadBits(axis);
@@ -772,11 +771,12 @@
 		if (tile == end_tile && !HasBit(p2, 1)) bits &= DiagDirToRoadBits(ReverseDiagDir(dir));
 		if (tile == start_tile && HasBit(p2, 0)) bits &= DiagDirToRoadBits(dir);
 
-		_error_message = INVALID_STRING_ID;
 		CommandCost ret = DoCommand(tile, drd << 6 | rt << 4 | bits, 0, flags, CMD_BUILD_ROAD);
 		if (ret.Failed()) {
-			if (_error_message != STR_ERROR_ALREADY_BUILT) {
-				if (HasBit(p2, 6)) return CMD_ERROR;
+			last_error = ret;
+			last_error.SetGlobalErrorMessage();
+			if (last_error.GetErrorMessage() != STR_ERROR_ALREADY_BUILT) {
+				if (HasBit(p2, 6)) return last_error;
 				break;
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
 		tile += TileOffsByDiagDir(dir);
 	}
 
-	return !had_success ? CMD_ERROR : cost;
+	return had_success ? cost : last_error;
 }
 
 /** Remove a long piece of road.