diff --git a/ess/TraceWin.py b/ess/TraceWin.py
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+
+class dst:
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        '''
+        Simple class to read in a 
+        TraceWin distribution file
+
+        Class afterwards hold the following
+        dictionary items:
+          - x [cm]
+          - xp [rad]
+          - y [cm]
+          - yp [rad]
+          - phi [rad]
+          - E [MeV]
+        '''
+        # easy storage..
+        self.filename=filename
+        # used to create dict behaviour..
+        self._columns=['x','xp','y','yp','phi','E']
+        # read in the file..
+        self._readBinaryFile()
+
+    def _readBinaryFile(self):
+        '''
+        Thanks Emma!
+        '''
+
+        import numpy
+
+        fin=file(self.filename,'r')
+
+        # dummy, Np, Ib, freq, dummy
+        Header_type = numpy.dtype([
+            ('dummy12', numpy.int16),
+            ('Np',      numpy.int32),
+            ('Ib',      numpy.float64),
+            ('freq',    numpy.float64),
+            ('dummy3',  numpy.int8)
+            ])
+        Header=numpy.fromfile(fin, dtype=Header_type, count=1)
+        self.Np=Header['Np'][0]
+        self.Ib=Header['Ib'][0]
+        self.freq=Header['freq'][0]
+
+        Table=numpy.fromfile(fin, dtype=numpy.float64, count=self.Np*6)
+        self._data=Table.reshape(self.Np,6)
+
+        Footer=numpy.fromfile(fin, dtype='f64', count=1)
+        self.mass=Footer[0]
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        '''
+        makes the class function as a dictionary
+        e.g. dst['x'] returns the x array..
+        '''
+        if key in self._columns:
+            i=self._columns.index(key)
+            return self._data[:,i]
diff --git a/ess/__init__.py b/ess/__init__.py
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+import TraceWin