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

transported in the UK by four diverse modes of transport (

road

,

water

,

rail

, and

pipeline

) from 1974 to 2002.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the quantities of

goods

in three modes (

road

,

water

, and

pipeline

) had increased during the period,

while

that of

rail

remained in its first

figure

,

although

, it had some fluctuations.

In addition

, the

figure

for the

road

ranked

first,

whereas

that for the

pipeline

stood

last

for transporting the volume of

goods

. The

figure

for the

road

as a system of

goods

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

million

tonnes

and

then

increased to almost 100

million

tonnes

.

In addition

, the

pipeline

stood

last

, and it increased slightly between 1974 and 1980,

then

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

then

it remained stable at about 20

million

tonnes

. The figures for

water

and

rail

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

although

the

figure

for

water

increased to almost 55

million

tonnes

, that for

rail

decreased to about 35

million

tonnes

in 1981.

In addition

, the

figure

for

water

went up significantly to above 60

million

tonnes

in the four ending years,

while

that for

rail

remained in the initial

figure

after some fluctuations.