The graph below shows the amount of goods transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002.

The line chart shows the number of

goods

transported by four different modes in the UK between 1974 to 2002.

Overall

, it can be seen that the amount of

goods

transported increased except for

goods

transported by railway. The quantity of

goods

transported by railway experienced a gradual fall from 1974 to 1986, and

then

it fluctuated around 30

million

tonnes

until it started to rise again in 1994. In 2002 it reached the same amount as in 1974

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40

million

tonnes

. Road and water are two modes that experienced a significant rise around the period. In 2002, over 90

million

tonnes

of

goods

transported by road and over 60

million

tonnes

transported by water. The usage of

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for transporting

goods

increased dramatically from 1974 to 1982, it stood at around 25

million

tonnes

and remained unchanged until 1990. It

then

dropped to 20

million

tonnes

in 1994 and remained constant until 2002