What better way to learn about efficient public transport than to play a game to get you around from one place to another? And what better way to generate a new Tk canvas example, and a new PHP page too, than to prepare such a game on our web site.
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this link you'll get a full board, the rules, and your selected start, end and via points all on a single web page.
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Tcl/Tk Canvas creation cose (written 2007-11-11, updated 2007-11-13)
Associated topics are indexed under
G101 - Well House Consultants - Getting to and from Melksham [3276] International travel to the UK - coming to Melksham - (2011-05-03)
[2791] Bath to Melksham buses - times - (2010-06-03)
[2789] Melksham to London (Heathrow, and Central London) - (2010-06-02)
[2634] London to and from Melksham by public transport - (2010-02-13)
[2493] Melksham buses to/from Chippenham, Trowbridge, Bath, Devizes, London - (2009-11-05)
[2367] Learning to program - how to jump the first hurdles - (2009-08-20)
[2057] Train and Coach fares from London (and airports) to Melksham - (2009-02-26)
[1997] Travelling to a course - station pickups - (2009-01-16)
[1802] Motorcycles welcome at Well House Manor - (2008-09-19)
[1723] Bath - Melksham - Devizes. Bus route changes, new timetable - (2008-07-26)
[1594] Please support improvements in our train service - (2008-03-28)
[1567] Melksham - Swindon. Train v Bus v Car - (2008-03-07)
[1511] Buses from Well House Manor, Melksham, to Bath - (2008-01-18)
[1085] Lawrence Webb's Melksham Taxi service - (2007-02-18)
[952] Coming from London to Melksham by train for a course - (2006-11-28)
[856] The train returns for a few weeks - (2006-09-05)
[814] Melksham Railway Calendar 2007 - (2006-07-25)
[796] Busy day in Melksham - (2006-07-08)
[790] Shadow Transport Minister to visit Melksham - (2006-07-02)
[715] First way to get rid of customers - (2006-05-09)
[606] Train service from December - (2006-02-14)
[538] A company we can work with - (2005-12-23)
[486] Rail services under threat - Swindon, Melksham ... and Newquay and Bicester too - (2005-11-05)
[413] Save the train - (2005-08-13)
[187] a popular bus number - (2005-01-23)
[154] Railway train service, Melksham station - (2004-12-17)
[40] Take the train to training - (2004-09-06)
M200 - Well House Manor - Wiltshire [3513] Olympic Torch - dates and places in Wiltshire in 2012 - (2011-11-08)
[2923] Fresh air and beautiful places in Wiltshire - (2010-08-15)
[2888] Recent Pictures - (2010-07-27)
[2882] Seeing Wiltshire - from a Melksham base - (2010-07-21)
[2750] Views of Wessex - (2010-05-03)
[2713] History is all around us - (2010-04-09)
[2594] Melksham Area - your community view is sought - (2010-01-23)
[2411] Further North - long summer days and lovely countryside - (2009-09-19)
[2288] Wiltshire Community Area Partnerships - (2009-07-15)
[2279] Understanding the new local government structure in Wiltshire - (2009-07-11)
[2176] Balloon Journey in Wiltshire - (2009-05-12)
[2128] Wiltshire - where everybody matters - (2009-04-13)
[1981] Bitter cold - (2009-01-07)
[1859] Wiltshire at dawn - the tourist trail - (2008-10-29)
[1521] Evening drive across the roof of Wiltshire - (2008-01-27)
[1399] Pictures Framed - (2007-10-21)
[1156] Two by One by Wiltshire - (2007-04-20)
[1129] Golfing, Wiltshire (near Melksham) - (2007-04-01)
[1112] Bank Holiday country breaks in Melksham, Wiltshire - (2007-03-17)
[1106] Spring Pictures - (2007-03-11)
[971] Wiltshire letterboxes - (2006-12-07)
[946] Look around this mouth. - (2006-11-26)
[942] Index of Pictures - (2006-11-24)
[829] Where to go within 30 minutes of Melksham - (2006-08-11)
Z300 - Politics and Religion [3592] Are we one man, one vote? No, and we never have been. - (2012-01-26)
[3438] Melksham to become a part of Trowbridge? - (2011-09-13)
[3325] The Olympic Torch, and Melksham House - (2011-06-14)
[3323] Is Melksham town centre dying? - (2011-06-11)
[3313] What does our MP do on a Bank Holiday? - (2011-05-30)
[3264] Alternative Vote (AV) - explaining and an example - (2011-04-25)
[3051] Positively reforming the system - could it be done? - (2010-11-14)
[2971] Should the public sector compete with businesses? and other deep questions - (2010-09-26)
[2948] Melksham shamefully makes the national headlines - (2010-09-07)
[2870] Old prices - what would the equivalent price have been in 1966? - (2010-07-14)
[2864] Changing with weather and seasons - (2010-07-10)
[2856] Two sides of the coin - (2010-07-06)
[2824] A pint of Black Rat, and a lazy barman - (2010-06-25)
[2792] Should Government compete with private industry? - (2010-06-03)
[2757] Bodicea, Lincoln, and our new MP - (2010-05-09)
[2752] Voting day - UK General Election - (2010-05-06)
[2740] Melksham Hustings at George Ward School - (2010-04-26)
[2712] A more informed decision than ever before - (2010-04-08)
[2689] Can my dog eat potatoes? Doggie Dietary Research, and political sleaze! - (2010-03-23)
[2640] How is your tax pound spent? - (2010-02-18)
[2353] All change - Wiltshire Parliamentary - (2009-08-13)
[2270] Wiltshire - a chance to improve life for everybody - (2009-07-05)
[2257] Ramblings on church and state linkage in Melksham - (2009-06-25)
[2206] Spot the odd one out - (2009-05-29)
[2178] Melksham Candidates for Wiltshire Unitary Election - (2009-05-12)
[2075] Supporting Parkinsons and Trains - (2009-03-11)
[2028] Things people say on the phone - (2009-02-06)
[2012] The Wiltshire Police - (2009-01-29)
[1987] One Cheer for Local Democracy - Asda in Melksham - (2009-01-11)
[1882] Wiltshire Council says - part 2 - (2008-11-14)
[1881] Wiltshire Council says - part 1 - (2008-11-13)
[1872] Barack Obama wins US Predidency - (2008-11-05)
[1769] July child ponders on August children - (2008-08-23)
[1729] Back from the future - (2008-07-30)
[1579] Rome, and the faith of Rome - (2008-03-17)
[1573] Budget tax increases hit vehicle market - (2008-03-14)
[1526] Carers at work - court case changes - (2008-02-01)
[1386] New software product for warmblooded programmers - (2007-10-10)
[1350] FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) Western Region - (2007-09-13)
[1260] An inspirational business talk from one of our prospective MPs - (2007-07-06)
[1247] An afternoon at a public enquiry - (2007-06-27)
[1175] Local elections - choosing who to vote for - (2007-05-03)
[1135] Government pressure on me to shut up after I make the papers - (2007-04-05)
[1109] False imprisonment - a contrast from the news - (2007-03-15)
[1060] What a relief from the tax office. - (2007-02-01)
[1003] Room at the Inn, Guy at the station - (2006-12-21)
[967] Realistic on line shoot'em up - (2006-12-05)
[875] Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones - (2006-09-22)
[780] Separation and Integration - (2006-06-27)
[750] Almost everyone loses - (2006-06-07)
[696] Is than an uphill or downhill task? - (2006-04-23)
[682] Iran has enriched uranium ... - (2006-04-12)
[674] Wiltshire to get an extra MP - (2006-04-07)
[671] Both ends of the animal - (2006-04-05)
[607] On being British - (2006-02-14)
[602] MP face to face - (2006-02-12)
[539] rich and famous - (2005-12-23)
[505] Would you steal ... petrol? ... a training course? - (2005-11-26)
[469] Yesterday was Kiss and Ride - (2005-10-19)
[415] Campaign Drift and efficiency. - (2005-08-15)
[384] Managing conflict and disappointment - (2005-07-20)
[377] A Strengthened City - (2005-07-14)
[335] Sad priorities - (2005-06-03)
[326] UK Tax payment totals and where the money is spent - (2005-05-27)
[313] Making bona fide international marriages more difficult - (2005-05-16)
[301] General Election day, UK - (2005-05-05)
[289] MP for Devizes, Wiltshire - (2005-04-23)
[280] Spotted - the local MP - (2005-04-15)
[257] Politics gets nasty. Must be an election coming up. - (2005-03-25)
[216] Cheap purchase - votes paid for with selfish promises - (2005-02-15)
Z501 - Public Transport - Rail [3601] Rail Travel - has it become more unreliable? - (2012-02-02)
[3579] Transport in Cambridgeshire - seen by an outside observer. What can Wiltshire learn? - (2012-01-15)
[3565] What would an appropriate train service on the TransWilts line mean - (2011-12-31)
[3564] I wish I was not a special case - (2011-12-29)
[3550] Provide a useable train service, and people will use it! - (2011-12-11)
[3538] Santa Train - another successful trip - 4th December 2011 - (2011-12-04)
[3501] Santa Claus - on the train from Melksham on 4th December 2011 - (2011-10-30)
[3493] West Wilts Rail User Group - Walk yesterday from Bradford-on-Avon to Trowbridge - (2011-10-23)
[3487] Public transport - road and rail - (2011-10-19)
[3486] How important is public transport to people in the Melksham area? - (2011-10-19)
[3452] Which or ATOC - who reads train fares right? - (2011-09-22)
[3434] Sundays - and over eating - (2011-09-11)
[3410] A review of the Summer Sunday extra trains on the TransWilts line - (2011-08-29)
[3408] Journey home by public transport for a Bank Holiday - (2011-08-27)
[3403] Last chance this summer - Swindon and North Wiltshire to Weymouth by through train - (2011-08-22)
[3392] What costs 8.20 from Melksham, or 22.30 via Chippenham? - (2011-08-14)
[3378] New product - ensuring that supply matches demand - (2011-08-03)
[3371] From Wiltshire to Weymouth on Sundays - (2011-07-27)
[3370] Standing Challenge - (2011-07-26)
[3364] Dogs Legs on the Dogleg - (2011-07-20)
[3362] Swindon, Chippenham and Melksham to Weymouth - Sunday Train Service Starts - (2011-07-19)
[3336] Efficient travel - from Melsksham to Edinburgh by Sleeper Train - (2011-06-26)
[3331] Comparing Alloa and Melksham - stations and services - (2011-06-23)
[3328] Summer Sundays - days out by train from Swindon on the TransWilts - (2011-06-18)
[3318] Summer Sunday Trains - outings from Swindon, Chippenham, Melksham, Trowbridge and Westbury - (2011-06-05)
[3274] Small scale improvement - big scale gain. And they CAN be done with local knowledge - (2011-05-02)
[3273] Wanted - a look to the future - (2011-05-02)
[3198] TransWilts rail - coming together, wanted and needed - (2011-03-10)
[3187] Past and Present - Melksham Station - (2011-02-27)
[3178] The cost of roadworks on the economy of our town - 1800 pounds per hour? - (2011-02-20)
[3176] Comparing German, Dutch and British Railways - (2011-02-19)
[3171] Train and boat journey - the passenger accommodation - (2011-02-15)
[3167] Can I take my dog by train? And other questions - (2011-02-12)
[3161] TransWilts rail - what picture represents us - (2011-02-08)
[3141] Wiltshire Rail services - a golden opportunity - (2011-01-21)
[3135] A time to be brave? We should ask for what is best for our area. - (2011-01-16)
[3119] TransWilts - some things to see and do - (2011-01-03)
[3114] Transwilts Link - both Wiltshire and beyond - (2010-12-30)
[3113] Trowbridge and Melksham to Chippenham - more roadworks, even slower journey over the winter - (2010-12-30)
[3111] TransWilts Link - Days out from Swindon to Weymouth? - (2010-12-28)
[3080] Santa Special - rather more special than usual - December 2010 - (2010-12-07)
[3079] TransWilts Rail News ... Melksham (Santa Special) Edition ... 5th December 2010 - (2010-12-04)
[3033] Rail services back to Radstock? - (2010-11-07)
[3031] Get all your ducks in a row ... and they may turn into swans - (2010-11-06)
[3017] Seventh day traveller on the six day railway - (2010-10-27)
[3006] Santa announcement, 5th December 2010, Melksham - (2010-10-20)
[2982] Travel, Transport and Tourism - A vision for Melksham, 2026 - (2010-10-03)
[2955] Melksham Railway Station - new information point - (2010-09-13)
[2954] Railway meetings, trips and meetups this autumn - (2010-09-12)
[2931] Syncronise - software, trains, and buses. Please! - (2010-08-22)
[2930] Walk - Tilehurst to Pangborne - (2010-08-21)
[2919] London to Calne, Corsham, Melksham, Bradford-on-Avon, Chippenham by public Transport - (2010-08-13)
[2908] How Green is my train? - (2010-08-07)
[2901] Ambassador or Anorak? - (2010-08-03)
[2855] Train Services - Melksham to Bath and Bristol (and airport) - (2010-07-05)
[2808] From home to Nurnberg - journey pictures - (2010-06-13)
[2696] Garlic bread without garlic - (2010-03-27)
[2678] Reaching out to the community - a good case for support - (2010-03-15)
[2664] Oliver Cromwell at Bristol Temple Meads - (2010-03-06)
[2662] Is Melksham public transport actually used? - (2010-03-05)
[2658] Save the Train - a significant change in approach - (2010-03-03)
[2627] Saturdays out from Melksham - to Oxford, to Didcot or to Swindon - (2010-02-07)
[2626] On Malachite Green - (2010-02-06)
[2568] Forums for your Melksham and open source discussions - (2010-01-09)
[2557] Rail Campaign - response to core consultation - (2009-12-31)
[2556] Railway Station Survey - please complete today or tomorrow - (2009-12-30)
[2533] Five guests, three groups, one car - (2009-12-11)
[2529] Santa Special, 2009 - (2009-12-06)
[2522] Integrated public Transport - what could be done for Melksham - (2009-12-01)
[2513] Wiltshire Council purchases Melksham Station Land - (2009-11-26)
[2511] The story of the railway land at Melksham Station - (2009-11-24)
[2486] Santa Special - Trowbridge and Melksham to Swindon - (2009-10-31)
[2477] By train ... - (2009-10-25)
[2473] Exploring Old Railways - (2009-10-24)
[2457] Railway Arithmetic - (2009-10-16)
[2438] Listening to The Minister - (2009-10-05)
[2395] From Lymington by train - last of the slammers - (2009-09-05)
[2391] Great Western Route Utilisation Strategy - Draft for Consultation - (2009-09-02)
[2372] Public Transport from (and to) Melksham on Sundays - (2009-08-23)
[2328] Melksham - no trains, no southbound buses through the town - (2009-08-08)
[2318] For Lua Programmers AND for Town Planners - (2009-08-02)
[2268] Westbury Bypass Refused - looking forward - (2009-07-04)
[2133] Bigger and better this year! - (2009-04-20)
[2042] Wiltshire Rail Service Update - (2009-02-15)
[2026] Melksham Climate Friendly Group - (2009-02-05)
[2024] Carry on Training - in spite of the weather - (2009-02-03)
[1999] How low can you sink? - (2009-01-17)
[1966] Background to the TransWilts Train Fiasco - (2008-12-29)
[1965] How much does a train service actually cost - (2008-12-29)
[1964] Why hasnt the fiasco been put right - (2008-12-29)
[1905] A Gold Star for First Great Western Customer Service - (2008-11-24)
[1858] Camera with night vision, youth with no vision - (2008-10-28)
[1848] 30th November - Santa Trip from Melksham - (2008-10-19)
[1757] Preserved railways - struggling to the future? - (2008-08-17)
[1708] A Train Service Update for Melksham Party in the Park - (2008-07-13)
[1616] Not daring to be an anorak - (2008-04-19)
[1558] Getting somewhere with the train service - (2008-02-28)
[1530] Railway Acronyms and Abbreviations - (2008-02-03)
[1452] Santa on the train to Melksham - (2007-12-01)
[1424] Closer than you think - the next step - (2007-11-08)
[1382] First Great Western - information for customers - (2007-10-07)
[1358] Look forward with a new broom - Wiltshire Train Service - (2007-09-19)
[1314] Business travel by train in the USA - (2007-08-22)
[1303] Heading Upstate New York - (2007-08-14)
[1291] Day trip to Weymouth - (2007-08-05)
[1274] Radio coverage for railway issues - (2007-07-23)
[1273] Melksham or Weymouth? Meal or day out? - (2007-07-23)
[1228] Some progress on the train campaign - (2007-06-10)
[1139] Overcrowded trains around Bristol - (2007-04-08)
[1097] Train and business balls all in the air! - (2007-03-02)
[1093] Wiltshire Train - can YOU come on 5th March? - (2007-02-25)
[1076] Save the Train - an update - (2007-02-12)
[1069] Rail trouble forced me to buy hotel - (2007-02-07)
[1063] Bradford-on-Avon - 150 years of passenger trains - (2007-02-03)
[1045] Bang! Train campaign hits home - (2007-01-19)
[1044] Call for appropriate train services - Swindon, Bristol, Bath, West Wilts, Severn Beach etc - (2007-01-18)
[1033] Empty at Easleigh, Missing at Melksham, Overflowing at Oldfield - (2007-01-14)
[976] Santa at the station - (2006-12-09)
[974] The last commuter train through Melksham - (2006-12-09)
[877] Yes, but what do we do now?? - (2006-09-24)
[803] Not shouting - (2006-07-16)
[697] For any North and West Wilts and Swindon Readers - (2006-04-23)
[688] Are you free on Friday evening? - (2006-04-18)
[648] West Wilts Railway Users Group and trains to Lacock - (2006-03-16)
[634] Real chance to make a difference - (2006-03-05)
[632] Moral dilemma - (2006-03-04)
[527] Greater Western Franchise Awarded - (2005-12-13)
[524] Santa comes to Melksham - (2005-12-11)
[521] Proof needed? Please just use common sense! - (2005-12-08)
[488] Looking for railway groups and users - Swindon, Salisbury, Southampton - (2005-11-06)
[447] Tomorrow's meeting. - (2005-09-19)
[434] Through public transport connection, Chippenham to Salisbury, to cease - (2005-09-02)
[428] Swindon - Chippenham - Melksham - Trowbridge - Westbury train service - (2005-08-29)
Z511 - Public Transport - Road [3580] Melksham Area - buses, trains, cycles, and roads. Meeting, 17.1.2012 - (2012-01-15)
[3523] When competition is not a good idea - Melksham Bus Absurdity - (2011-11-16)
[3504] Coaches from Trowbridge and Melksham to London - (2011-11-01)
[3471] Vintage Bus Running Day in Warminster. An example of good bus practise. - (2011-10-09)
[3404] Buses on the Cambridge Guided Busway - (2011-08-24)
[3301] Using public transport - USA style - (2011-05-25)
[3290] Changes (and no changes) at Melksham bus stops - (2011-05-15)
[3194] Buses - what they cost and their future direction in the SW and in Wiltshire - (2011-03-06)
[3126] Car Parking in Melksham - thoughts on the proposed scheme, and wider thoughts too - (2011-01-09)
[2983] Strong arm tactics in the bus industry? Poor result for the customer! - (2010-10-03)
[2958] What do these road markings mean? Could Confusion Kill? - (2010-09-17)
[2933] Bath - Melksham - Devizes buses from September - (2010-08-23)
[2903] Bath to Devizes bus via Melksham - changing again in September - (2010-08-04)
[2857] Park and Ride at Batheaston - will it solve Wiltshires Ills? - (2010-07-06)
[2771] Melksham to Calne by public transport - (2010-05-20)
[2672] Dear Planners, please provide viable alternatives - (2010-03-11)
[2515] Why we have two buses an hour - but not a half hourly service - (2009-11-28)
[2431] Moving busstop! - (2009-09-30)
[2083] Do you support a decent train service? Please sign up! - (2009-03-15)
[1777] The Rise and Rise of First Bus Fares - (2008-08-29)
[1668] Talk on TransWilts train service to Green Party - (2008-06-07)
[1560] HST Power Car TravelWatch SouthWest - (2008-03-01)
[1315] Two years of campaigning for a train service - (2007-08-22)
[1254] Comparing bus stops - (2007-07-01)
[1125] Train service - petititon reply - (2007-03-31)
[818] Heard, yes. Considered, no. The case for the train. - (2006-07-30)
[764] Journey planning - Xephos v Transport Direct - (2006-06-16)
[474] Vintage Bus Day - (2005-10-23)
[459] Kiss and Ride - (2005-10-09)
[119] PHP course. Come by train. - (2004-11-15)
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