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

transportation

which have increased dramatically during these years.

While

pipeline

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the pipeline

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

million

tonnes

were transported on the roads as the most dominant ways for

transportation

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

million

tonnes

of goods. After that, 38

million

tonnes

were moved through seas or oceans which reached approximately 40

million

tonnes

equal to the rate of things transported by rail and

then

it overtook rail

transportation

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

million

tonnes

. The usage of roads increased noticeably from 70

million

tonnes

to a little under 100

million

tonnes

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

then

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

transportation

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