These trams were in use between 1924 and 1958 on the standard gauge network of the NZH (in full; NZHTM, Noord-Zuid Hollandse Tramweg Maatschappij).
The NZH "Blue tram network" had a series of standard gauge tramlines and meter-gauge lines. The standard gauge network had the following connections:
- Scheveningen - The Hague - Voorburg (local service)
- The Hague - Voorburg - Voorschoten - Leiden
- Leiden - Rijnsburg - Katwijk
- Leiden - Rijnsburg - Noordwijk
- Leiden - Lisse - Haarlem
- Leiden Rijndijk - Oegstgeest (local service)
The trams of this series consisted of a (bi-directional) motorcar (A500) and one or two trailercars (B500). They were build with the local service Scheveningen - Voorburg in mind, but they where also seen on the rest of the network, even though their relatively low maximum speed (50 km/h) made them less suitable for the The Hague - Leiden line.
Trivia: Motorcar A504 was lost in it's first year of operation. On 23 june 1924 it collided with a steam locomotive of the Dutch Railways at the levelcrossing at Leiden Lammenschans (currently a viaduct). The tram could not be saved, and later it's number was taken over by motorcar A512 (which was renumbered to A504). Pictures, and the story in Dutch: https://www.blauwetram.nl/11400.htm
The model is based on the Sketchup creation by Johannes K. (https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/ ... 1d172/Tram)