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 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

pipeline was the least used. Looking

firstly

at road and

pipline

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pipeline

,

while

in 1972 the former carried around 72

million

tonnes

of items,

initially

fluctuating and

then

eventually rising to just under 100

million

tonnes

by the year 2000, the latter increased from approximately 5

million

tonnes

to 20

million

tonnes

over the first two decades and remained the same till the end of the period. Turning to transportation via rail and water,

although

both of these modes started from roughly 40

million

tonnes

, post-1976 the graphs for these diverged as

this

figure significantly grew for waterways to about 60

million

,

whereas

rail saw a decline of 10

million

. Over the next few years, transportation via water was almost stable ending at 62

million

, meanwhile, rail ended back at 40

million

after slight variations.