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

The line graph illustrates the data about how many commodities were hauled by four types of transportation in the UK during a 28-year span from 1974 to 2002.

Overall

, all the transport modes experience considerable growth until 2002.

Firstly

, goods transported by road started at 70

million

tonnes

in 1974.

Then

, it fluctuated over 12 years later from 1982 to 1994 before it surged continuously to 99

million

tonnes

in 2002.

On the other hand

, pipelines have a trend which was increasing over time but became the least used mode of transport. It

initiated

Verb problem

peaked

show examples

at 7

million

tonnes

in 1974 and finished at 22

million

tonnes

in the

last

year.

In addition

, water transportation began at 39

million

tonnes

in the first year and reached its peak in 1982 at the level of 56

million

tonnes

. In the period between 1982 and 1990, it tended to grow in a small amount not exceeding 60

million

tonnes

until it dropped to the level of 54

million

tonnes

in 1998. Four years later, it continued to jump. The rail mode started out at approximately the same level as the water in the beginning year. Afterwards, it fluctuated before finalizing the trend at 41

million

tonnes

in 2002.