The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line chart represents the number of items delivered by various types of transportation modes in the UK from 1974 to 2002.

Overall

, the goods were mostly transported by road and the least was by

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pipe. There was an increasing freight for all modes over the period of time. In 1974, the biggest quantities of freight were delivered by road, accounting for nearly 70

million

tonnes

. Transporting by road started to grow gradually in 1986,

however

, it witnessed a noticeable decrease in 1994 at the value of slightly below 80

million

tonnes

. It jumped to its final value of under 100

million

tonnes

in 2002.

Initially

, delivering cargo by water was in third place, closely behind the training mode, accounting for just below 40

million

tonnes

. It managed to surpass the rail’s level in 1978 and hovered around 60

million

tonnes

until 1994. It decreased before growing to over 60

million

tonnes

in 2002. The number of trains transported items, which started at 40

million

tonnes

in 1974, witnessed a fluctuation under its initial level throughout the period. It had just over 40

million

tonnes

in 2002 as the third largest. Meanwhile, the number of items delivered by pipeline saw a steady increase since 1974, which had a value of roughly 5

million

tonnes

in the beginning.

Although

it had been growing, it remained the

last

in 2002, accounting for just over 20

million

tonnes

.