The graph below shows the quantity of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The graph compares the amount of commodities which are transferred in the United Kingdom through 4 different types of transformation over the course of 28 years.
Overall
, what stands out from the graph is that road is the most popular way to transport Linking Words
goods
through the UK over the whole period shown. Use synonyms
Moreover
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although
the number of Linking Words
goods
transported via pipeline increased during 28 years, it remained the less popular kind of transportation.
In 1974, roads were the main way of transport in the UK, moving around 70 Use synonyms
million
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tonnes
of Use synonyms
goods
. Water and rail transport just under 40 Use synonyms
million
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tonnes
of commodities each and pipelines move a negligible amount. Just 4 years later, the amount of water shipment started to rise Use synonyms
while
rail movement started to fall.
Between 1974 and 2002, the number of Linking Words
goods
transported by roads increased slightly to a peak of 99 Use synonyms
million
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tonnes
in 2002. Use synonyms
Similarly
, water conveyance reached to near 60 Linking Words
million
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tonnes
in 1998 and Use synonyms
then
rose to approximately 63 Linking Words
million
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tonnes
in 2002. Rail movement, Use synonyms
on the other hand
, fluctuated between 24 to 28 Linking Words
million
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tonnes
from 1974 to 1994 and Use synonyms
then
grew to 40 Linking Words
million
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tonnes
in 2002. Pipeline transit increased gradually from 3 Use synonyms
million
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tonnes
in 1974 to above 20 Use synonyms
million
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tonnes
in 1995 and remained at Use synonyms
this
level until 2002.Linking Words
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