Tram issue - realistic mode

[Buzz-T]

Hello,

I hope you can help me, I´m a bit frustrated because of my tram way.
First of all I have to mention that I am playing in the realistic mode.
I have built a tram track from the street to the normal electical train track.

1. I am not able to transport a tram from the border to any depot - neither with a train, neither with a truck (system says the depot is not a right target to transport)
Please do not say that I have to add the whole rail track with electricity to be able that my tram will get the way to the depot....

2. The electrical connection between the train eletricity and the tram electricity doesnt work
although I used the transfer building from the street to the normal electrical rail.

[Buzz-T]

And many many thanks fo your help in advance!!! ;-)

[Greybeard]

So yeah, bad news for you: You have to have electrified rail tracks up to the transfer bit, and then of course electrified tram tracks too. The current doesn't seem to cross over between tram and rail, so you need to supply power to the rail part and the tram part.
If you don't have, the bloody things will never leave the customs house. I learned that the hard way too

[Buzz-T]

Originally posted by Greybeard:

So yeah, bad news for you: You have to have electrified rail tracks up to the transfer bit, and then of course electrified tram tracks too. The current doesn't seem to cross over between tram and rail, so you need to supply power to the rail part and the tram part.
If you don't have, the bloody things will never leave the customs house. I learned that the hard way too

Ohhh, lets say "Sounds great"!
But thank you very much for your response. ;-)

[Stele]

You can build train depot next to network switch and electrify only part between depot and tram network, using diesel locos to pull trams from border to depot. Both sides need their own electric connection. IRL most trams use lower voltage than trains. In game they can run on both networks, but as dedicated tram tracks are treated as road, I guess catanary is calculated as separate network.