diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithInitialSolutionForReaderTest.xml b/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithInitialSolutionForReaderTest.xml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithInitialSolutionForReaderTest.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  Copyright (C) 2013  Stefan Schroeder
+  
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+  
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+  
+  Contributors:
+      Stefan Schroeder - initial API and implementation
+-->
+<problem xmlns="http://www.w3schools.com"
+     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
+     xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.w3schools.com vrp_xml_schema.xsd">
+     <problemType>
+          <fleetSize>FINITE</fleetSize>
+          <fleetComposition>HETEROGENEOUS</fleetComposition>
+     </problemType>
+
+     <vehicles>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v1</id>
+               <location>
+               		<id>depotLoc2</id>
+               		<coord x="100.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </location>
+               <typeId>vehType</typeId>
+                <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v2</id>
+               <location>
+               		<id>depotLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </location>
+               <returnToDepot>false</returnToDepot>
+               <typeId>vehType2</typeId>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v3</id>
+               <startLocation>
+               		<id>startLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </startLocation>
+               <endLocation>
+               		<id>endLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="1000.0" y="2000.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <typeId>vehType2</typeId>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+           <vehicle>
+               <id>v4</id>
+               <location>
+               		<id>startLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </location>
+               <endLocation>
+               		<id>endLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="1000.0" y="2000.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <typeId>vehType2</typeId>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+           <vehicle>
+               <id>v5</id>
+               <location>
+               		<id>startLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </location>
+               <endLocation>
+               		<id>endLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="1000.0" y="2000.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <typeId>vehType3</typeId>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+     </vehicles>
+     <vehicleTypes>
+          <type>
+          		<id>vehType</id>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+               		<dimension index="0">20</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <costs>
+                    <fixed>0.0</fixed>
+                    <distance>0.0</distance>
+                    <time>0.0</time>
+               </costs>
+          </type>
+          <type>
+               <id>vehType2</id>
+               <capacity>200</capacity>
+               <costs>
+                    <fixed>0.0</fixed>
+                    <distance>0.0</distance>
+                    <time>0.0</time>
+               </costs>
+          </type>
+          <type>
+               <id>vehType3</id>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+               		<dimension index="0">100</dimension>
+               		<dimension index="1">1000</dimension>
+               		<dimension index="2">10000</dimension>
+               		<dimension index="10">100000</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <costs>
+                    <fixed>0.0</fixed>
+                    <distance>0.0</distance>
+                    <time>0.0</time>
+               </costs>
+          </type>
+     </vehicleTypes>
+     
+     <services>
+     	 <service id="1" type="service">
+               <locationId>j(1,5)</locationId>
+                <coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+               		<dimension index="0">1</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <duration>10.0</duration>
+               <timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>0.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               </timeWindows>
+          </service>
+          
+           <service id="2" type="service">
+               <locationId>i(3,9)</locationId>
+               <coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               <capacity-demand>1</capacity-demand>
+               <duration>0.0</duration>
+               <timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>0.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               </timeWindows>
+          </service>
+     
+     </services>
+     
+     <shipments>
+     	<shipment id="3">
+     		<pickup>
+     			<locationId>i(3,9)</locationId>
+               	<coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               	<duration>10.0</duration>
+               	<timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>1000.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               	</timeWindows>
+     		</pickup>
+     		<delivery>
+     			<locationId>i(9,9)</locationId>
+               	<coord x="10.0" y="0.0"/>
+               	<duration>100.0</duration>
+               	<timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>6000.0</start>
+                         <end>10000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               	</timeWindows>
+     		</delivery>
+     		<capacity-demand>10</capacity-demand>
+     	</shipment>
+     	
+     	<shipment id="4">
+     		<pickup>
+               	<coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               	<timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>1000.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               	</timeWindows>
+     		</pickup>
+     		<delivery>
+               	<coord x="10.0" y="0.0"/>
+               	<duration>100.0</duration>
+               	<timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>6000.0</start>
+                         <end>10000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               	</timeWindows>
+     		</delivery>
+     		<capacity-dimensions>
+               		<dimension index="0">10</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+     	</shipment>
+     	
+     </shipments>  
+     
+     <initialRoutes>
+     	<route>
+           <driverId>noDriver</driverId>
+           <vehicleId>A</vehicleId>
+           <start>10.</start>
+           <act type="pickupShipment">
+               <shipmentId>4</shipmentId>
+           </act>
+           <act type="deliverShipment">
+               <shipmentId>4</shipmentId>
+           </act>
+           <end/>
+        </route>
+     </initialRoutes>
+     
+</problem>
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithSolutionForReaderTest.xml b/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithSolutionForReaderTest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e8fe7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithSolutionForReaderTest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  Copyright (C) 2013  Stefan Schroeder
+  
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+  
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+  
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+  
+  Contributors:
+      Stefan Schroeder - initial API and implementation
+-->
+<problem xmlns="http://www.w3schools.com"
+     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
+     xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.w3schools.com vrp_xml_schema.xsd">
+     <problemType>
+          <fleetSize>FINITE</fleetSize>
+          <fleetComposition>HETEROGENEOUS</fleetComposition>
+     </problemType>
+
+     <vehicles>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v1</id>
+               <location>
+               		<id>depotLoc2</id>
+               		<coord x="100.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </location>
+               <typeId>vehType</typeId>
+                <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v2</id>
+               <location>
+               		<id>depotLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </location>
+               <returnToDepot>false</returnToDepot>
+               <typeId>vehType2</typeId>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+          <vehicle>
+               <id>v3</id>
+               <startLocation>
+               		<id>startLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </startLocation>
+               <endLocation>
+               		<id>endLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="1000.0" y="2000.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <typeId>vehType2</typeId>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+           <vehicle>
+               <id>v4</id>
+               <location>
+               		<id>startLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </location>
+               <endLocation>
+               		<id>endLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="1000.0" y="2000.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <typeId>vehType2</typeId>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+           <vehicle>
+               <id>v5</id>
+               <location>
+               		<id>startLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="10.0" y="100.0"/>
+               </location>
+               <endLocation>
+               		<id>endLoc</id>
+               		<coord x="1000.0" y="2000.0"/>
+               </endLocation>
+               <typeId>vehType3</typeId>
+               <timeSchedule>
+                    <start>0.0</start>
+                    <end>1000.0</end>
+               </timeSchedule>
+          </vehicle>
+     </vehicles>
+     <vehicleTypes>
+          <type>
+          		<id>vehType</id>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+               		<dimension index="0">20</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <costs>
+                    <fixed>0.0</fixed>
+                    <distance>0.0</distance>
+                    <time>0.0</time>
+               </costs>
+          </type>
+          <type>
+               <id>vehType2</id>
+               <capacity>200</capacity>
+               <costs>
+                    <fixed>0.0</fixed>
+                    <distance>0.0</distance>
+                    <time>0.0</time>
+               </costs>
+          </type>
+          <type>
+               <id>vehType3</id>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+               		<dimension index="0">100</dimension>
+               		<dimension index="1">1000</dimension>
+               		<dimension index="2">10000</dimension>
+               		<dimension index="10">100000</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <costs>
+                    <fixed>0.0</fixed>
+                    <distance>0.0</distance>
+                    <time>0.0</time>
+               </costs>
+          </type>
+     </vehicleTypes>
+     
+     <services>
+     	 <service id="1" type="service">
+               <locationId>j(1,5)</locationId>
+                <coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+               		<dimension index="0">1</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <duration>10.0</duration>
+               <timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>0.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               </timeWindows>
+          </service>
+          
+           <service id="2" type="service">
+               <locationId>i(3,9)</locationId>
+               <coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               <capacity-demand>1</capacity-demand>
+               <duration>0.0</duration>
+               <timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>0.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               </timeWindows>
+          </service>
+     
+     </services>
+     
+     <shipments>
+     	<shipment id="3">
+     		<pickup>
+     			<locationId>i(3,9)</locationId>
+               	<coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               	<duration>10.0</duration>
+               	<timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>1000.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               	</timeWindows>
+     		</pickup>
+     		<delivery>
+     			<locationId>i(9,9)</locationId>
+               	<coord x="10.0" y="0.0"/>
+               	<duration>100.0</duration>
+               	<timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>6000.0</start>
+                         <end>10000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               	</timeWindows>
+     		</delivery>
+     		<capacity-demand>10</capacity-demand>
+     	</shipment>
+     	
+     	<shipment id="4">
+     		<pickup>
+               	<coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+               	<timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>1000.0</start>
+                         <end>4000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               	</timeWindows>
+     		</pickup>
+     		<delivery>
+               	<coord x="10.0" y="0.0"/>
+               	<duration>100.0</duration>
+               	<timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>6000.0</start>
+                         <end>10000.0</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               	</timeWindows>
+     		</delivery>
+     		<capacity-dimensions>
+               		<dimension index="0">10</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+     	</shipment>
+     	
+     </shipments>  
+</problem>