The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.
The line graph illustrates the quantities of goods transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002 by various modes of
transportation
such
as road
, water
, rail, and pipeline
. The figures are given in millions.
Overall
, it can be seen from the line graph that the amount of goods transported by road
, water
, and pipeline
in the UK between 1974 and 2002 increased, while
rail transportation
remained at the same level as in 1974.
It is apparent that road
, water
, and pipeline
transportation
started at 70, 40, and 5 million
tonnes
in 1974, respectively, before rising to 80, 50, and 22 million
tonnes
in 1990. By the end of the period, road
and water
transportation
increased dramatically to 95 and 62 million
tonnes
, respectively. However
, pipeline
transportation
decreased slowly to 20 million
tonnes
.
Additionally
, the quantity of goods transported by rail remained stable at 40 million
tonnes
between 1974 and 2002, although
there were some fluctuations during the period.Submitted by kran0630482559 on
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