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

The chart illustrates the amount of products transported in Britain between 1974 and 2002 by four different types of transport.

Overall

, despite some fluctuations, there was an increase in the quantities of goods conveyed by roadway, waterway, railway and pipelineway, with roadway witness the most chosen throughout the period.

In addition

, pipelineway consistently had the lowest figures from 1974 to 2002. About 70

million

tonnes

of stocks were transported in the UK by

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roadway in 1974 before dramatically rising and reaching a peak at around 95

million

tonnes

in 2002. The products conveyed by waterway in Britain started at just under 40

million

tonnes

, after which it saw a mild variation in the next 14 years and a final growth at approximately 62

million

tonnes

.

Similarly

, the figure for the railway fluctuated in the range from 30 to 40

million

tonnes

of goods over the 16 years, followed by a slight growth to just over 40

tonnes

in the final year. Resemblingly, the quantities of goods transported by the pipeline experienced a steady rise from about 3

million

tonnes

to a very close 22

tonnes

from 1974 to 1990, after which it witnessed a minor decrease and ended at exactly 20

million

tonnes

.