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

The line graph compares the proportion of frights in the UK which are transported by Four kinds of transport over 38 years. It can be seen that roads are the major types of

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which have increased dramatically during these years.

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was used less than other ways to move goods in the UK. In 1974 about 70

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were transported on the roads as the most dominant ways for

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frights. The second main mode was rail which provided passages for 40

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of goods. After that, 38

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were moved through seas or oceans which reached approximately 40

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equal to the rate of things transported by rail and

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it overtook rail

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from 1978 onward. The minority goods received to their destination by pipeline almost 5

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. The usage of roads increased noticeably from 70

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to a little under 100

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. the number of cargo carried by train significantly decreased from 1987 until 1994 and

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they saw a rise to just over their first weight in 2002. Cargo ship relocation grew by a quarter during 4 decades. Pipeline

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climbed to more than a fifth until 1995 and after that, it remained stable.