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

The line graph shows the number of

goods

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transported in the UK by four diverse modes of transport (

road

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,

water

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,

rail

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, and

pipeline

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) from 1974 to 2002.

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,

it is clear that

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the quantities of

goods

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in three modes (

road

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,

water

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, and

pipeline

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) had increased during the period,

while

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that of

rail

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remained in its first

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,

although

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, it had some fluctuations.

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, the

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for the

road

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ranked

first,

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whereas

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that for the

pipeline

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stood

last

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for transporting the volume of

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. The

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for the

road

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as a system of

goods

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transported was the highest among other means. At the beginning of the period, it was 70

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tonnes

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and

then

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increased to almost 100

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tonnes

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.

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, the

pipeline

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stood

last

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, and it increased slightly between 1974 and 1980,

then

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it experienced a constant trend until 1992 after it grew up slightly, and

then

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it remained stable at about 20

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tonnes

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. The figures for

water

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and

rail

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were the same in the first four years, after that,

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the

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for

water

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increased to almost 55

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tonnes

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, that for

rail

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decreased to about 35

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tonnes

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in 1981.

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, the

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for

water

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went up significantly to above 60

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tonnes

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in the four ending years,

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that for

rail

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remained in the initial

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after some fluctuations.