The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph given illustrates the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by

road

, water, rail, and pipeline.

Overall

, the highest transfer was by

road

. The

road

, water, rail, and pipeline experienced an increase in 2002.

To begin

with, in 1974, the pipeline transported 2

million

tonnes

, the number increased in 1982 and remained stable till 1990 at 22

million

tonnes

. The total slightly fell to 20

million

, and the capacity was stable till 2002 at 20

million

.

However

, rail conveyed 40

million

tonnes

in 1974 and slightly decreased every four years in 1994 to under 40

million

, the quantities rose in two different years and reached the same number in 1974. In 1974, the water transferred 39

million

tonnes

, and the total increased in 1982 before experiencing stable till 1994. The capacity fell in 1998 and rose in 2002 to 61

million

tonnes

.

Furthermore

, the

road

carried 70

million

tonnes

in 1974, the number was under 80 and above 60

million

till 1994, the quantities started rising in 1994, and the highest conveyed was in 2002 at 98

million

tonnes

.