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Lovers Rail 2202 met een trein van IJmuiden naar Amsterdam in Haarlem, 21-08-1996. © Eddy Konijnendijk.

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Lovers Rail 2207 met een trein van IJmuiden naar Amsterdam in Haarlem, 21-08-1996. © Eddy Konijnendijk.

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Lovers Rail 2207 met een trein naar IJmuiden in Amsterdam CS, 14-09-1996. © Eddy Konijnendijk.

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Locomotive from private railway operator at Amsterdam C 1999. Photo: Lars Bohn.

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Lovers Rail op weg naar IJmuiden bij Santpoort, 21-08-1996. © Eddy Konijnendijk.

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A large amount of "Optio" cars, standing in St. Ghislain, Belgium. The Optio cars, rebuilt Belgian M2 cars, were used by the private Dutch company Lovers Rail for their service between Amsterdam and Haarlem. After the service was cancelled due to lack of passengers (and Lovers Rail ceased to exist) the cars were moved to Belgium and sometime later to France. 4 december 1999, picture by David Eerdmans - David's RhB pages

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SNCB Class 25 seen on the Amsterdam - Harleem working seen entering Amsterdam Centraal station. These trains are operated on week days by Lovers Rail. (c) Andrew Paul Ducker, photographs taken on Kodak DC260 Digital Camera. Homepage www.apducker.demon.co.uk or email apducker@demon.co.uk

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Lovers Rail Kennemerstrandexpress Amsterdam - IJmuiden at the IJmuiden Station on August 17, 1996. The station building was demolished a few years before private company Lovers reintroduced train services to IJmuiden. The train consists of four repainted ex-NMBS/SNCB M2 first class coaches, a two-axled goods wagon and at each end a class 2200 loco, 2207 and 2202, rented from NS Cargo. Photo and scan by Johan van den Akker (vdakker@cwi.nl)

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Train of the first private railway company in The Netherlands: Lovers Rail Bikes are transported in an open freight car. Video still by Rudolf Stammis <rstammis@a1.nl> on 19 August 1996

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Train of the first private railway company in The Netherlands: Lovers Rail The coaches (second hand Belgian SNCB/NMBS class M2 first class) are mint green and bikes are transported in an open freight car. Video still by Rudolf Stammis <rstammis@a1.nl> on 19 August 1996

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M2 (ex NMBS) Interior of a M2 car. Lovers Rail has bought a couple of M2 cars from the NMBS to begin its own passenger service. This car still has its original interior with first class plush seats. Photo and scan by: Peter Schokkenbroek

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Amsterdam CS. Kennermerstrand Express der Lovers Line. Diese befährt die Strecke Amsterdam - Haarlem - Santfoort - Ijmuiden und stellt mit ihren Wagen ein wohltuender Wechsel zu dem Einheitsgelbblau der NS dar. An den beiden Zugsenden ist je eine NS Klasse 2200 Lokomotive. Kennermerstrand Express from the Lovers Rail in the main hall of Amsterdam CS. July 98 Photo and scan: A. Senn; http://www.senn.ch

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Lovers Optio Brand new interior of the Lovers Optio. For the new Optio train Lovers has bought a couple of Belgium M2 cars and let them rebuild. Lovers is now offering cheaper tickets and more service to compete with the NS on Haarlem - Amsterdam. Lovers was also supposed to run it's own trainservice on Utrecht - Hilversum and The Hague - Leiden but they couldn't make it. Photo and scan by: Peter Schokkenbroek

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Lovers Optio The Lovers Optio has also it's own coffeebar. Photo and scan by: Peter Schokkenbroek

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Lovers Optio The Lovers Optio train pulled by NMBS 2554 and with the 2557 on the back at Amsterdam Sloterdijk on the 20th of October 1998. Lovers has also licences to run trains on Hilversum - Utrecht and Leiden - The Hague but still no Lovers-trains run there. If Lovers still doesn't use the licence, the gouvernment will perhaps cancel the licence. Photo and scan by: Peter Schokkenbroek