Photocopying machine having a repeat mechanism

Photocopying machine comprising a repeat mechanism which, after an original has left the exposure station, optionally returns said original into the entry position, a feed mechanism guiding the original and the copying material past an exposure station, a separating station arranged in the feeding direction behind the exposure station having means for detaching the original from the copying paper and a return feeding mechanism which picks up the original, supplies the original to the entry members at the entry position and moves it simultaneously for the purpose of alignment against a lateral bearing or abutment edge, wherein the conveying speed of the return feeding mechanism is somewhat less than that of the feeding mechanism and a loop of the original is formed between the return feeding mechanism and said feed mechanism.