The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1972 and 2000 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK 

between 1972 and 2000 by four different modes of transport. 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The given graph illustrates the gross weight of goods being carried by different transport mediums over a 28-year period from 1972 to 2000 in the UK. In general, it is evident that during the complete period under observation,
road
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the road
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was the most used means of transportation,
whereas
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pipeline was the least used. Looking
firstly
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at road and
pipline
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pipeline
,
while
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in 1972 the former carried around 72
million
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tonnes
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of items,
initially
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fluctuating and
then
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eventually rising to just under 100
million
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tonnes
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by the year 2000, the latter increased from approximately 5
million
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tonnes
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to 20
million
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tonnes
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over the first two decades and remained the same till the end of the period. Turning to transportation via rail and water,
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both of these modes started from roughly 40
million
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tonnes
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, post-1976 the graphs for these diverged as
this
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figure significantly grew for waterways to about 60
million
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,
whereas
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rail saw a decline of 10
million
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. Over the next few years, transportation via water was almost stable ending at 62
million
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, meanwhile, rail ended back at 40
million
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after slight variations.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "whereas".
Vocabulary: Replace the words million, tonnes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.
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