The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.

The amount of

goods

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transported by four different modes of transport, namely

road

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,

water

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, rail and

pipeline

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in the UK over a 28-year

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from 1974 to 2002 is shown in the line graph. The

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is expressed in

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tonnes

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.

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, the highest amount of

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was

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transported via

road

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whereas

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pipeline

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remained the least commonly used mode of

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over the entire

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.

Although

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there were some fluctuations, transport by

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,

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and

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showed an upward trend

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transportation

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via rail reduced for a

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before returning to the same levels. In 1974, around 70

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tonnes

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of

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were transported by

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and

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rose to about 100

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towards the end of the

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Pipeline

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transported 5

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tonnes

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of

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in 1974.

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figure increased steadily over the years and in 2002, about 20

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of

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were transported using

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means. Both

water

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and railways transported about 40

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of

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in 1974 and that

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remained more or less the same over the

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four years. Afterwards,

transportation

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waterways

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rose,

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transportation

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by railways declined. During the

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from 1986 to 1994, waterways transported around 60

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of

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.

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quantity

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declined to around 50

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in 1998 and rose to about 65

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tonnes

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over the

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four years.

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quantity

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of

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by rail declined to 30

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in 1984 and showed fluctuations until 1998 before rising again to 40

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tonnes

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in 2002.