diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 22b2222..7747cf7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>de.srsoftware</groupId>
 	<artifactId>web4rail</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.10</version>
+	<version>1.2.11</version>
 	<name>Web4Rail</name>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<description>Java Model Railway Control</description>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/BaseClass.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/BaseClass.java
index 14aaff4..21078cb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/BaseClass.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/BaseClass.java
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public abstract class BaseClass implements Constants{
 
 	
 	protected Window properties(List<Fieldset> preForm,FormInput formInputs,List<Fieldset> postForm) {
-		Window win = new Window(getClass().getSimpleName()+"-properties", t("Properties of {} ({})",this.title(),id));
+		Window win = new Window(getClass().getSimpleName()+"-properties", t("Properties of {}",this.title()));
 		
 		preForm.forEach(fieldset -> fieldset.addTo(win));
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public abstract class BaseClass implements Constants{
 	}
 	
 	private String title() {
-		return getClass().getSimpleName();
+		return toString();
 	}
 
 	private Map<String,String> props(Map<String,String> additionalProps){
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Route.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Route.java
index 5c5c7c6..67cb26f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Route.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/Route.java
@@ -53,19 +53,21 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 	private static final Logger LOG             = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Route.class);
 
 	private static final String ACTIONS = "actions";
-	private static final String ACTION_LISTS = "action_lists";
 	private static final String BRAKE_TIMES = "brake_times";
-	private static final String CONDITIONS = "conditions";
+	private static final String CONDITION_LIST = "condition_list";
   	private static final String END_DIRECTION   = "direction_end";
 	private static final String ROUTES = "routes";
 	private static final String SETUP_ACTIONS = "setup_actions";
 	private static final String START_ACTIONS = "start_actions";
 	private static final String START_DIRECTION = "direction_start";
-	private static final String TRIGGER = "trigger";
 	static final String NAME     = "name";
 	static final String PATH     = "path";
 	static final String SIGNALS  = "signals";
 	static final String TURNOUTS = "turnouts";
+
+	private static final String ROUTE_START = "route_start";
+
+	private static final String ROUTE_SETUP = "route_setup";
 	
 	private static HashMap<Id, String> names = new HashMap<Id, String>(); // maps id to name. needed to keep names during plan.analyze()
 	
@@ -144,17 +146,10 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 	public  Train                          train;
 	private HashMap<String,ActionList>     triggers = new HashMap<String, ActionList>();
 	private HashMap<Turnout,Turnout.State> turnouts;
-	private ActionList                     setupActions;
-	private ActionList                     startActions;
 	private Block                          startBlock = null;
 	public  Direction 					   startDirection;
 	private HashSet<Contact>			   triggeredContacts = new HashSet<>();
-	
-	public Route() {
-		setupActions = new ActionList(this);
-		startActions = new ActionList(this);
-	}
-	
+		
 	/**
 	 * process commands from the client
 	 * @param params
@@ -253,10 +248,10 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 		Tag list = new Tag("ol");
 		
 		Tag setup = new Tag("li").content(t("Setup actions")+NBSP);
-		setupActions.list().addTo(setup).addTo(list);
+		triggers.get(ROUTE_SETUP).list().addTo(setup).addTo(list);
 
 		Tag start = new Tag("li").content(t("Start actions")+NBSP);
-		startActions.list().addTo(start).addTo(list);
+		triggers.get(ROUTE_START).list().addTo(start).addTo(list);
 
 		for (Contact c : contacts) {
 			Tag item = c.link("span", c).addTo(new Tag("li")).content(NBSP);
@@ -277,7 +272,6 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 		
 		conditions.addAll(existingRoute.conditions);
 		
-		setupActions.addActionsFrom(existingRoute.setupActions);
 		for (Entry<String, ActionList> entry : triggers.entrySet()) {
 			String trigger = entry.getKey();
 			ActionList existingActionList = existingRoute.triggers.get(trigger);
@@ -376,8 +370,8 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 			add(lastContact.trigger(), new BrakeStop(this)); 
 			add(lastContact.trigger(), new FinishRoute(this));
 		}
-		for (Signal signal : signals) setupActions.add(new SetSignal(this).set(signal).to(Signal.GO));
-		startActions.add(new SetSpeed(this).to(999));
+		for (Signal signal : signals) add(ROUTE_SETUP,new SetSignal(this).set(signal).to(Signal.GO));
+		add(ROUTE_START,new SetSpeed(this).to(999));
 		return this;
 	}
 
@@ -437,7 +431,7 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 	}
 	
 	public boolean fireSetupActions(Context context) {
-		return setupActions.fire(context);
+		return triggers.get(ROUTE_SETUP).fire(context);
 	}
 	
 	private String generateName() {
@@ -492,21 +486,17 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 		
 		json.put(BRAKE_TIMES, brakeTimes);
 		
-		if (!conditions.isEmpty()) json.put(CONDITIONS, conditions.jsonArray());
+		if (!conditions.isEmpty()) {
+			json.put(CONDITION_LIST, conditions.json());
+		}
 		
-		JSONArray jTriggers = new JSONArray();
+		JSONObject jActions = new JSONObject();
 		for (Entry<String, ActionList> entry : triggers.entrySet()) {
-			JSONObject trigger = new JSONObject();
-			trigger.put(TRIGGER, entry.getKey());
-			ActionList actionList = entry.getValue();
-			trigger.put(ACTIONS, actionList.jsonArray());
-			
-			jTriggers.put(trigger);
-
+			String trigger = entry.getKey();
+			ActionList lst = entry.getValue();
+			jActions.put(trigger,lst.json());
 		}
-		if (!jTriggers.isEmpty()) json.put(ACTION_LISTS, jTriggers);
-		if (!setupActions.isEmpty()) json.put(SETUP_ACTIONS, setupActions.json());
-		if (!startActions.isEmpty()) json.put(START_ACTIONS, startActions.json());
+		json.put(ACTIONS, jActions);
 		
 		String name = name();		
 		if (isSet(name)) json.put(NAME, name);
@@ -550,10 +540,96 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 		if (json.has(SIGNALS)) {
 			for (Object signalId : json.getJSONArray(SIGNALS)) addSignal((Signal) plan.get(new Id((String) signalId), false));
 		}
-		if (json.has(ACTION_LISTS)) loadActions(json.getJSONArray(ACTION_LISTS));
-		if (json.has(CONDITIONS)) conditions.load(json.getJSONArray(CONDITIONS)).parent(this);
-		if (json.has(SETUP_ACTIONS)) setupActions.load(json.getJSONArray(SETUP_ACTIONS)).parent(this);
-		if (json.has(START_ACTIONS)) startActions.load(json.getJSONArray(START_ACTIONS)).parent(this);
+		if (json.has(ACTIONS)) {
+			loadActions(json.getJSONObject(ACTIONS));
+		}
+		if (json.has("action_lists")) { // TODO: this is legacy!
+			JSONArray jarr = json.getJSONArray("action_lists");
+			for (Object o : jarr) {
+				if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
+					JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) o;
+					ActionList aList = new ActionList(this);
+					String trigger = jo.getString("trigger");
+					JSONArray jActions = jo.getJSONArray(ACTIONS);
+					for (Object ja : jActions) {
+						JSONObject jao = (JSONObject) ja;
+						String type = jao.getString(TYPE);
+						Action action = Action.create(type, aList);
+						if (isSet(action)) {
+							action.load(jao);
+							aList.add(action);
+						}
+					}
+					triggers.put(trigger, aList);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if (json.has("conditions")) { // TODO: this is legacy!
+			JSONArray jConditions = json.getJSONArray("conditions");
+			for (Object o : jConditions) {
+				if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
+					JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) o;
+					String type = jo.getString(TYPE);
+					Condition condition = Condition.create(type);
+					if (isSet(condition)) {
+						condition.load(jo);
+						conditions.add(condition);
+					}					
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if (json.has(CONDITION_LIST)) conditions.load(json.getJSONObject(CONDITION_LIST)).parent(this);
+		if (json.has(SETUP_ACTIONS)) { // TODO: this is legacy!
+			Object so = json.get(SETUP_ACTIONS);
+			if (so instanceof JSONObject) {
+				JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) so;
+				ActionList setupActions = new ActionList(this);
+				setupActions.load(jo).parent(this);
+				triggers.put(ROUTE_SETUP, setupActions);
+			}
+			if (so instanceof JSONArray) {
+				JSONArray ja = (JSONArray) so;
+				ActionList setupActions = new ActionList(this);
+				for (Object o : ja) {
+					if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
+						JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) o;
+						String type = jo.getString(TYPE);
+						Action action = Action.create(type, setupActions);
+						if (isSet(action)) {
+							action.load(jo);
+							setupActions.add(action);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				triggers.put(ROUTE_SETUP, setupActions);
+			}			
+		}
+		if (json.has(START_ACTIONS)) { // TODO: this is legacy!
+			Object so = json.get(START_ACTIONS);
+			if (so instanceof JSONObject) {
+				JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) so;
+				ActionList startActions = new ActionList(this);
+				startActions.load(jo).parent(this);
+				triggers.put(ROUTE_START, startActions);
+			}
+			if (so instanceof JSONArray) {
+				JSONArray ja = (JSONArray) so;
+				ActionList startActions = new ActionList(this);
+				for (Object o : ja) {
+					if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
+						JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) o;
+						String type = jo.getString(TYPE);
+						Action action = Action.create(type, startActions);
+						if (isSet(action)) {
+							action.load(jo);
+							startActions.add(action);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				triggers.put(ROUTE_START, startActions);
+			}			
+		
+		}
 		if (json.has(DISABLED)) disabled = json.getBoolean(DISABLED);
 		if (json.has(BRAKE_TIMES)) {
 			JSONObject dummy = json.getJSONObject(BRAKE_TIMES);
@@ -561,15 +637,16 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 		}
 		return plan.registerRoute(this);
 	}
-	
-	private void loadActions(JSONArray arr) {
-		for (int i=0; i<arr.length(); i++) {
-			JSONObject json = arr.getJSONObject(i);
-			String trigger = json.getString(TRIGGER);
-			ActionList actionList = new ActionList(this).load(json.getJSONArray(ACTIONS));
-			actionList.parent(this);
+
+	private void loadActions(JSONObject jsonObject) {
+		for (String trigger : jsonObject.keySet()) {
+			JSONObject json = jsonObject.getJSONObject(trigger);
+			String type = json.getString(TYPE);
+			ActionList actionList = Action.create(type, this);
+			if (isNull(actionList)) continue;
+			actionList.load(json);
 			triggers.put(trigger, actionList);
-		}
+		}		
 	}
 
 	public static void loadAll(String filename, Plan plan) throws IOException {
@@ -578,7 +655,9 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 		JSONObject json = new JSONObject(tokener);
 		JSONArray routes = json.getJSONArray(ROUTES);
 		for (Object o : routes) {
-			if (o instanceof JSONObject) new Route().load((JSONObject)o, plan);
+			if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
+				new Route().load((JSONObject)o, plan);
+			}
 		}
 		fis.close();
 	}
@@ -659,8 +738,6 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 			ActionList actionList = triggers.remove(key);
 			if (isSet(actionList)) actionList.remove();			
 		};
-		setupActions.remove();
-		startActions.remove();
 		return this;
 	}
 
@@ -674,8 +751,6 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 		if (child == train) train = null;
 		for (ActionList list : triggers.values()) list.removeChild(child);
 		turnouts.remove(child);
-		setupActions.removeChild(child);
-		startActions.removeChild(child);
 		if (child == startBlock) startBlock = null;
 		triggeredContacts.remove(child);
 	}
@@ -771,7 +846,7 @@ public class Route extends BaseClass implements Comparable<Route>{
 	public boolean train(Train newTrain) {
 		if (isSet(train) && newTrain != train) return false;
 		train = newTrain;
-		return isSet(train) ? startActions.fire(new Context(this).train(train)) : true;
+		return isSet(train) ? triggers.get(ROUTE_START).fire(new Context(this).train(train)) : true;
 	}
 	
 	public Route unlock() throws IOException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/Action.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/Action.java
index 45abda3..ce58d21 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/Action.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/Action.java
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ public abstract class Action extends BaseClass {
 		return context;
 	}
 	
-	public static Action create(String type,BaseClass parent) {
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static <T extends Action> T create(String type,BaseClass parent) {
 		try {
-			return (Action) Class.forName(PREFIX+"."+type).getDeclaredConstructor(BaseClass.class).newInstance(parent);
+			return (T) Class.forName(PREFIX+"."+type).getDeclaredConstructor(BaseClass.class).newInstance(parent);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/ActionList.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/ActionList.java
index 24510e7..80f1d4f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/ActionList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/ActionList.java
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tags.Input;
 
 public class ActionList extends Action implements Iterable<Action>{
 	static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ActionList.class);
-	
+	private static final String ACTIONS = "actions";
+
 	protected Vector<Action> actions;
 	
 	public ActionList(BaseClass parent) {
@@ -104,14 +105,11 @@ public class ActionList extends Action implements Iterable<Action>{
 	
 	@Override
 	public JSONObject json() {
-		String cls = getClass().getSimpleName();
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException(cls+".json() not supported, use "+cls+".jsonArray instead!");
-	}
-	
-	public JSONArray jsonArray() {
-		JSONArray result = new JSONArray();
-		for (Action action : actions) result.put(action.json());
-		return result;
+		JSONObject json = super.json();
+		JSONArray jActions = new JSONArray();
+		actions.forEach(action -> jActions.put(action.json()));
+		json.put(ACTIONS,jActions);
+		return json;
 	}
 
 	public Tag list() {
@@ -136,12 +134,16 @@ public class ActionList extends Action implements Iterable<Action>{
 		return span;
 	}
 
-	public ActionList load(JSONArray list) {
-		for (Object o : list) {
-			if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
-				JSONObject json = (JSONObject) o;
-				Action action = Action.create(json.getString(TYPE),this);
-				if (action != null) add(action.load(json));
+	public Action load(JSONObject json) {
+		super.load(json);
+		if (json.has(ACTIONS)) {
+			JSONArray list = json.getJSONArray(ACTIONS);
+			for (Object o : list) {
+				if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
+					JSONObject jsonObject = (JSONObject) o;
+					Action action = Action.create(jsonObject.getString(TYPE),this);
+					if (action != null) add(action.load(jsonObject));
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return this;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/ConditionalAction.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/ConditionalAction.java
index 1aa88a3..73c191e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/ConditionalAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/ConditionalAction.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tags.Fieldset;
 public class ConditionalAction extends ActionList {
 	
 	private static final String CONDITIONS = "conditions";
-	private static final String ACTIONS = "actions";
 	private ConditionList conditions = new ConditionList();
 
 	public ConditionalAction(BaseClass parent) {
@@ -41,24 +40,24 @@ public class ConditionalAction extends ActionList {
 		JSONArray conditions = new JSONArray();
 		for (Condition condition : this.conditions) conditions.put(condition.json());
 		json.put(CONDITIONS, conditions);
-		json.put(ACTIONS, super.jsonArray());
 		return json;
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public Action load(JSONObject json) {
 		super.load(json);
-		for (Object o : json.getJSONArray(CONDITIONS)) {
-			if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
-				JSONObject j = (JSONObject) o;
-				Condition condition = Condition.create(j.getString(TYPE));				
-				if (isSet(condition)) {
-					condition.parent(this);
-					conditions.add(condition.load(j));
+		if (json.has(CONDITIONS)) {
+			for (Object o : json.getJSONArray(CONDITIONS)) {
+				if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
+					JSONObject j = (JSONObject) o;
+					Condition condition = Condition.create(j.getString(TYPE));				
+					if (isSet(condition)) {
+						condition.parent(this);
+						conditions.add(condition.load(j));
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		super.load(json.getJSONArray(ACTIONS));
 		return this;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/DelayedAction.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/DelayedAction.java
index aee2eb3..9ef3ec4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/DelayedAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/actions/DelayedAction.java
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tags.Input;
 
 public class DelayedAction extends ActionList {
 	
-
-	private static final String ACTIONS = "actions";
 	public static final String DELAY = "delay";
 	private static final int DEFAULT_DELAY = 1000;
 	private int delay = DEFAULT_DELAY;
@@ -45,16 +43,12 @@ public class DelayedAction extends ActionList {
 	
 	@Override
 	public JSONObject json() {
-		JSONObject json = super.json();
-		json.put(DELAY, delay);
-		json.put(ACTIONS, jsonArray());
-		return json;
+		return super.json().put(DELAY, delay);
 	}
 	
 	public DelayedAction load(JSONObject json) {
 		super.load(json);
 		delay = json.getInt(DELAY);
-		if (json.has(ACTIONS)) super.load(json.getJSONArray(ACTIONS));
 		return this;
 	}
 		
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/conditions/ConditionList.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/conditions/ConditionList.java
index 50eaedf..72c8fe2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/conditions/ConditionList.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/conditions/ConditionList.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tags.Input;
 
 public class ConditionList extends Condition implements Iterable<Condition>{
 	
+	private static final String CONDITIONS = "conditions";
 	private Vector<Condition> conditions = new Vector<Condition>();
 	
 	public ConditionList add(Condition condition) {
@@ -53,13 +54,10 @@ public class ConditionList extends Condition implements Iterable<Condition>{
 	
 	@Override
 	public JSONObject json() {
-		String cls = getClass().getSimpleName();
-		throw new UnsupportedOperationException(cls+".json() not supported, use "+cls+".jsonArray instead!");
-	}
-
-	public JSONArray jsonArray() {
-		JSONArray json = new JSONArray();
-		for (Condition condition : conditions) json.put(condition.json());
+		JSONObject json = super.json();
+		JSONArray jConditions = new JSONArray();
+		conditions.stream().map(Condition::json).forEach(js -> jConditions.put(js));
+		json.put(CONDITIONS, jConditions);
 		return json;
 	}
 	
@@ -89,13 +87,17 @@ public class ConditionList extends Condition implements Iterable<Condition>{
 		
 	}
 
-	public ConditionList load(JSONArray arr) {
-		for (int i=0; i<arr.length(); i++) {
-			JSONObject json = arr.getJSONObject(i);
-			Condition condition = Condition.create(json.getString(TYPE));			
-			if (condition != null) {
-				condition.parent(this);
-				conditions.add(condition.load(json));
+	@Override
+	public Condition load(JSONObject json) {
+		super.load(json);
+		if (json.has(CONDITIONS)) {
+			JSONArray jConditions = json.getJSONArray(CONDITIONS);
+			for (Object o : jConditions) {
+				if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
+					JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) o;
+					Condition condition = Condition.create(jo.getString(TYPE));
+					if (isSet(condition)) add(condition.load(jo));
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return this;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/tiles/Contact.java b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/tiles/Contact.java
index 5634aed..0674b95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/tiles/Contact.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/srsoftware/web4rail/tiles/Contact.java
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
+import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import de.srsoftware.tools.Tag;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.BaseClass;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.Window;
+import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.Action;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.actions.ActionList;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tags.Fieldset;
 import de.srsoftware.web4rail.tags.Input;
@@ -124,7 +126,26 @@ public class Contact extends Tile{
 	@Override
 	public Tile load(JSONObject json) {
 		if (json.has(ADDRESS)) addr(json.getInt(ADDRESS));
-		if (json.has(REALM_ACTIONS)) actions.load(json.getJSONArray(REALM_ACTIONS));
+		if (json.has(REALM_ACTIONS)) {
+			Object dummy = json.get(REALM_ACTIONS);
+			if (dummy instanceof JSONArray) {
+				JSONArray jarr = (JSONArray) dummy;
+				for (Object o : jarr) {
+					if (o instanceof JSONObject) {
+						JSONObject jo = (JSONObject) o;
+						String type = jo.getString("type");
+						Action action = Action.create(type, actions);
+						if (isSet(action)) {
+							action.load(jo);
+							actions.add(action);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if (dummy instanceof JSONObject) {
+				actions.load((JSONObject) dummy);
+			}
+		}
 		return super.load(json);
 	}