diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/VehicleRoutingProblem.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/VehicleRoutingProblem.java
index 801e869f..79695973 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/VehicleRoutingProblem.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/VehicleRoutingProblem.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import util.Coordinate;
 import util.CrowFlyCosts;
 import util.Locations;
 import util.Neighborhood;
-import util.NeighborhoodImpl;
 import basics.costs.DefaultVehicleRoutingActivityCosts;
 import basics.costs.VehicleRoutingActivityCosts;
 import basics.costs.VehicleRoutingTransportCosts;
@@ -69,6 +68,8 @@ public class VehicleRoutingProblem {
 		private VehicleRoutingActivityCosts activityCosts = new DefaultVehicleRoutingActivityCosts();
 
 		private Map<String,Job> jobs;
+		
+		private Collection<Service> services;
 
 		private Collection<Vehicle> vehicles;
 
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ public class VehicleRoutingProblem {
 			vehicles = new ArrayList<Vehicle>();
 			coordinates = new HashMap<String, Coordinate>();
 			vehicleTypes = new ArrayList<VehicleImpl.VehicleType>();
+			services = new ArrayList<Service>();
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ public class VehicleRoutingProblem {
 			coordinates.put(service.getLocationId(), service.getCoord());
 			if(jobs.containsKey(service.getId())){ logger.warn("service " + service + " already in job list. overrides existing job."); }
 			jobs.put(service.getId(),service);
+			services.add(service);
 			return this;
 		}
 
@@ -285,6 +288,15 @@ public class VehicleRoutingProblem {
 			}
 			return this;
 		}
+		
+		
+		public Collection<Vehicle> getAddedVehicles(){
+			return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(vehicles);
+		}
+		
+		public Collection<Service> getAddedServices(){
+			return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(services);
+		}
 }
 	
 	/**
@@ -348,7 +360,7 @@ public class VehicleRoutingProblem {
 		this.vehicleTypes = builder.vehicleTypes;
 		this.transportCosts = builder.transportCosts;
 		this.activityCosts = builder.activityCosts;
-		this.neighborhood = new NeighborhoodImpl(this);
+		this.neighborhood = builder.neighborhood;
 		log.info("initialise " + this);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/util/NeighborhoodImpl.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/util/NeighborhoodImpl.java
index 2be36117..9a144d2a 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/util/NeighborhoodImpl.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/util/NeighborhoodImpl.java
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
+
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
-import basics.Job;
 import basics.Service;
-import basics.VehicleRoutingProblem;
 import basics.route.Vehicle;
 
 
@@ -44,34 +43,35 @@ public class NeighborhoodImpl implements Neighborhood{
 	
 	private boolean initialised = false;
 	
-	private VehicleRoutingProblem vrp;
-	
 	public void setThreshold(double threshold) {
 		this.threshold = threshold;
 		log.info("set threshold to " + threshold);
 	}
 
 	private Map<String,Set<String>> neighbors;
+
+	private Collection<Vehicle> vehicles;
+
+	private Collection<Service> services;
 	
-	public NeighborhoodImpl(VehicleRoutingProblem vrp) {
+	public NeighborhoodImpl(Collection<Vehicle> vehicles, Collection<Service> services) {
 		neighborsToAll = new HashSet<String>();
-		this.vrp = vrp;
+		this.vehicles = vehicles;
+		this.services = services;
 		neighbors = new HashMap<String, Set<String>>();
-//		makeNeighbors();
 	}
 
 	private void makeNeighbors() {
-		for(Job i : vrp.getJobs().values()){
+		for(Service i : services){
 			Set<String> neigh = new HashSet<String>();
-			for(Vehicle v : vrp.getVehicles()){
-				double dist2depot = EuclideanDistanceCalculator.calculateDistance(v.getCoord(), ((Service)i).getCoord());
+			for(Vehicle v : vehicles){
+				double dist2depot = EuclideanDistanceCalculator.calculateDistance(v.getCoord(), i.getCoord());
 				if(dist2depot <= threshold){
 					neighborsToAll.add(((Service)i).getLocationId());
 				}
 			}
-			for(Job j : vrp.getJobs().values()){
-				double crowFlyDistance = EuclideanDistanceCalculator.calculateDistance(((Service)i).getCoord(), ((Service)j).getCoord());
-				
+			for(Service j : services){
+				double crowFlyDistance = EuclideanDistanceCalculator.calculateDistance(i.getCoord(), j.getCoord());
 				if(crowFlyDistance <= threshold) {
 					neigh.add(((Service)j).getLocationId());
 				}
@@ -85,14 +85,11 @@ public class NeighborhoodImpl implements Neighborhood{
 		for(Vehicle v : vehicles){
 			neighborsToAll.add(v.getLocationId());
 		}
-//		for(Job j : vrp.getJobs().values()){
-//			
-//		}
 	}
 
 	public void initialise(){
 		log.info("initialise neighboorhood [threshold="+ this.threshold + "]");
-		makeNeighborsToAll(vrp.getVehicles());
+		makeNeighborsToAll(vehicles);
 		makeNeighbors();
 		initialised = true;
 	}