One of the recent memories I have of the tram in classic is the Horde decided to attack SW for some drama guild issue but they became trapped in the tram area.
So we spend about an hour trying to free our tram system of angry horde players.
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nothing quite as amusing is stealthing to the middle with unknowing ally and typhoonân them off mid way
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Iâm very certain it runs under / through Loch Modan.
Within the water section there is âNessyâ, a clear reference to the Loch Ness Monster. With Loch Modan being the only âlochâ it could possibly be.
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I miss taking the boats to Northrend or Ruâthervan(?) And wasnât there one to Auberdine?
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Oh man, just mean! Lol but cool
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Yes. I also used to use that boat for my for the Horde raids back in the day. Connected to SW.
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Except for two things: (1) Loch Modan is a shadow of what it once was and is just too small, and (2) itâs not between Ironforge and Stormwind.
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I wonder if itâs worth going Classic to do this again.
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I rode it just last week on a new alt. I love the tram.
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The underwater section is where, if you look to your right as youâre going to Ironforge, thereâs what looks like an AquariumâŚor at least thatâs what I was told it was. That they (architechs) put in a glass wall so people could see underwater life as they walked or rode either way.
My helpful Elf was a Blood Elf one. I asked how to get to Western Plaguelands. I was told by helpful Elf to go through the portal at the other end of Ghostlands.
I did. Sure didnât count on the bear waiting for supper.
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What did you choose for class & spec?
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TBC or Wrath would be better for city raids.
Classicâs pvp system discourages city raids with dishonorable kills against npc citizens.
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Mostly since I really only remember the area from a good 16 years ago, was the Loch changed by the Cataclysm? If so, I think that can be explained by the tram still being in âclassicâ time since itâs one of the few things that was left unchanged.
Correct. I admit I donât have a good answer for that.
It could have been possible they intended for there to be an area north of SW / south of IF originally, or the Loch was going to be there originally but they changed their minds early in development but after the tram was made?
There was an area you could force your way into just north of SW before Cata. It was a large empty space between mountains that players were not intended to get to. Much of the area was left without textures and you could go âunderâ SW from there.
Source: I did some weird exploration back in the day.
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I think itâs time to arrange a tram party! Load them up and party.
Hell, lets put Horde on one train and Alliance on the other and take pop shots off as we pass each other.
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i use it from time to time!
always wondered if nessy was carnivorous or notâŚi know she ate gnomes, but for living azerothian creatures i mean
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I so wish I would have seen Azeroth pre-cata. I remember my kids being REALLY ticked when it changed everything!
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Iâm down for that! 
7 PM Central time
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You could, but there was little reason to do so before wrath other than to start world pvp (crossroads / tarren mill and southshore were more popular for that back then). Achievements didnât exist until Wrath, so you couldnât earn the black war bear until then.
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I think there was a blue post that said that they will track achievement info now even though you wonât earn them until Wrath. So like if you explore an entire zone when achâs come out in wrath for classic you get that ach.
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Youâre not alone - back in Vanilla I had a great time exploring areas that I probably had no business being.
You know, thereâs really one great explanation for the inconsistencies between the tram and the ârealâ world - two words:
Gnomish
Engineering
Honestly we should be grateful that we didnât end up with glowing skin or a third arm, or something.
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