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

The graph illustrates the number of merchandise transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002 by four different methods, including

road

, water, railway and

pipeline

.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the quantities of goods transported by

road

were the highest during the period,

while

the way of the

pipeline

remained the lowest number.

To begin

with, in 1974, the transportation of the

road

was the highest, which was approximately 70

million

tonnes

;

however

, the quantities of water and rail were close, which were 39% and 40% respectively. The

pipeline

only transported about 3

million

tonnes

.

In addition

, 40

million

tonnes

of products were transported by water, which exceeded the railway in 1978.

Road

transportation was a considerable increase, which reached a peak at 90

million

tonnes

in 2002. The rail remained the same number at 40 from the beginning,

whereas

the

pipeline

rose by 19 from 3 to 20, which was the most growth in four modes.