3 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ai/api/ai_rail.cpp b/src/ai/api/ai_rail.cpp
index ae349ccde..1db02e274 100644
--- a/src/ai/api/ai_rail.cpp
+++ b/src/ai/api/ai_rail.cpp
@@ -469,3 +469,10 @@ static bool IsValidSignalType(int signal_type)
 		default: return -1;
 	}
 }
+
+/* static */ int32 AIRail::GetMaxSpeed(RailType railtype)
+{
+	if (!AIRail::IsRailTypeAvailable(railtype)) return -1;
+
+	return ::GetRailTypeInfo((::RailType)railtype)->max_speed;
+}
diff --git a/src/ai/api/ai_rail.hpp b/src/ai/api/ai_rail.hpp
index e82d01ae9..5a8a3d111 100644
--- a/src/ai/api/ai_rail.hpp
+++ b/src/ai/api/ai_rail.hpp
@@ -440,6 +440,18 @@ public:
 	 * @return The baseprice of building the given object.
 	 */
 	static Money GetBuildCost(RailType railtype, BuildType build_type);
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the maximum speed of trains running on this railtype.
+	 * @param railtype The railtype to get the maximum speed of.
+	 * @pre IsRailTypeAvailable(railtype)
+	 * @return The maximum speed trains can run on this railtype
+	 *   or 0 if there is no limit.
+	 * @note The speed is in OpenTTD's internal speed unit.
+	 *       This is mph / 1.6, which is roughly km/h.
+	 *       To get km/h multiply this number by 1.00584.
+	 */
+	static int32 GetMaxSpeed(RailType railtype);
 };
 
 #endif /* AI_RAIL_HPP */
diff --git a/src/ai/api/ai_rail.hpp.sq b/src/ai/api/ai_rail.hpp.sq
index 9f9365e0d..30c875c4e 100644
--- a/src/ai/api/ai_rail.hpp.sq
+++ b/src/ai/api/ai_rail.hpp.sq
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ void SQAIRail_Register(Squirrel *engine)
 	SQAIRail.DefSQStaticMethod(engine, &AIRail::BuildSignal,                     "BuildSignal",                     4, ".iii");
 	SQAIRail.DefSQStaticMethod(engine, &AIRail::RemoveSignal,                    "RemoveSignal",                    3, ".ii");
 	SQAIRail.DefSQStaticMethod(engine, &AIRail::GetBuildCost,                    "GetBuildCost",                    3, ".ii");
+	SQAIRail.DefSQStaticMethod(engine, &AIRail::GetMaxSpeed,                     "GetMaxSpeed",                     2, ".i");
 
 	SQAIRail.PostRegister(engine);
 }