diff --git a/src/main/java/controllers/Main.java b/src/main/java/controllers/Main.java
index b04d3b8..de278a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/controllers/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/controllers/Main.java
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ public class Main extends Application {
             this.session.setDataManager(dataManager);
         } catch (IOException e){
 
+        } catch (Exception e){
+            //this exception is for when the files is formatted wrong.
+            this.session.setDataManager(new DataManager());
         }
 
         //set up stage
diff --git a/src/main/java/model/Route.java b/src/main/java/model/Route.java
index 4aa4d09..a5c4b60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/model/Route.java
+++ b/src/main/java/model/Route.java
@@ -3,19 +3,30 @@ package model;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
 /**
  * Created by Gondr on 5/04/2017.
  */
 public class Route {
 
     private String name;
-    private ObservableList<Stop> stops;
+    private transient ObservableList<Stop> stops;
+    private ArrayList<Stop> serialisedStops;
 
     public Route(String name, ObservableList<Stop> stops){
         this.name = name;
         this.stops = FXCollections.observableArrayList(stops);
     }
 
+    public void serialise(){
+        serialisedStops = new ArrayList<>(stops);
+    }
+
+    public void deserialise(){
+        stops = FXCollections.observableArrayList(serialisedStops);
+    }
+
     public String getName() {
         return name;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/utils/DataManagerSerialiser.java b/src/main/java/utils/DataManagerSerialiser.java
index b47adc0..62d9404 100644
--- a/src/main/java/utils/DataManagerSerialiser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/utils/DataManagerSerialiser.java
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ import model.Ride;
 import model.Route;
 import model.Stop;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStreamReader;
-import java.io.Reader;
-import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.io.*;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
@@ -36,6 +33,22 @@ public class DataManagerSerialiser extends Serialiser {
         return (serialRidesSuccess && serialStopsSuccess && serialRoutesSuccess);
     }
 
+    public boolean serialise(ArrayList<Route> routes, String filepath){
+        for (Route route: routes){
+            route.serialise();
+        }
+        try{
+            String path = getClass().getClassLoader().getResource(filepath).getPath();
+            Writer writer = new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream(path), "UTF-8");
+            gson.toJson(routes, writer);
+            writer.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public DataManager load() throws IOException, NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, InstantiationException {
         Reader reader = new InputStreamReader(getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("serialisation/rides.json"), "UTF-8");
         ArrayList<Ride> rides = gson.fromJson(reader, new TypeToken<ArrayList<Ride>>(){}.getType());
@@ -49,6 +62,10 @@ public class DataManagerSerialiser extends Serialiser {
         ArrayList<Route> routes = gson.fromJson(reader3, new TypeToken<ArrayList<Route>>(){}.getType());
         reader3.close();
 
+        for (Route route: routes){
+            route.deserialise();
+        }
+
 //        Constructor c = DataManager.class.getDeclaredConstructor(List.class, List.class, List.class);
 //        DataManager dataManager = (DataManager) c.newInstance(rides, stops, routes);
 //        return dataManager;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/serialisation/stops.json b/src/main/resources/serialisation/stops.json
index 0637a08..e69de29 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/serialisation/stops.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/serialisation/stops.json
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-[]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/target/classes/controllers/Main.class b/target/classes/controllers/Main.class
index 09c1a98..7b1eda6 100644
Binary files a/target/classes/controllers/Main.class and b/target/classes/controllers/Main.class differ
diff --git a/target/classes/model/Route.class b/target/classes/model/Route.class
index db17f4a..0441ec8 100644
Binary files a/target/classes/model/Route.class and b/target/classes/model/Route.class differ
diff --git a/target/classes/serialisation/routes.json b/target/classes/serialisation/routes.json
index 0637a08..640688c 100644
--- a/target/classes/serialisation/routes.json
+++ b/target/classes/serialisation/routes.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[]
\ No newline at end of file
+[{"name":"University to Dorms","serialisedStops":[{"address":"1 University Drive"},{"address":"1 Homestead Lane"}]}]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/target/classes/serialisation/stops.json b/target/classes/serialisation/stops.json
index d67cb44..2684e1c 100644
--- a/target/classes/serialisation/stops.json
+++ b/target/classes/serialisation/stops.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[{"address":"a"},{"address":"b"}]
\ No newline at end of file
+[{"address":"1 University Drive"},{"address":"1 Homestead Lane"}]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/target/classes/utils/DataManagerSerialiser$1.class b/target/classes/utils/DataManagerSerialiser$1.class
index 9d77122..85fee9a 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/utils/DataManagerSerialiser$2.class b/target/classes/utils/DataManagerSerialiser$2.class
index cfbcec8..eca642d 100644
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diff --git a/target/classes/utils/DataManagerSerialiser$3.class b/target/classes/utils/DataManagerSerialiser$3.class
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diff --git a/target/classes/utils/DataManagerSerialiser.class b/target/classes/utils/DataManagerSerialiser.class
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