The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.
The line charts compare the amounts of goods delivered by four means of vehicles from 1974 to 2002 in Britain.
It is clear that
road played a crucial role in merchandise transportation in the country, whereas
pipeline was the least choice among them. Overall
, almost all commodities saw an increase in quantity during the period shown.
In 1974, 70 million
tonnes
of merchandise was transported by road, which was approximately equivalent to the quantity of the rest of the commodities combined at that time. The figure peaked at nearly 100 million
tonnes
28 years later. By contrast
, the number of transporting goods by pipeline was negligible at first,
then
there was a significant growth over the three decades, at more than 20 million
tonnes
in 2002.
The quantities of goods delivered by water and rail were almost the same (40 million
tonnes
) in the beginning, which, however
, experienced increases to varying degrees. While
around 63 million
tonnes
of merchandise were sent by water in 2002, the figure for rail only rose slightly, at 42 million
tonnes
, with many fluctuations.Submitted by 76805977 on
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