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 illustrates the number of merchandise delivered by the different modes of goods

transportation

in the UK in a 32-year

period

, starting from 1974. The types of

transportation

are categorized as

road

,

water

,

rail

and

pipeline

.

Overall

, it can be seen that all the

transportation

experienced upward trends throughout the provided

period

.

Initially

, in 1974,

road

and

rail

started with over 40

million

tonnes

Between 1978 and 1990, the

road

fluctuated to just under 80

million

tonnes

, and remained steady until 1994. After there, it rose gradually, reaching its peak at around 95

million

tonnes

, in 2002.

Similarly

,

rail

also

witnessed varied directions over the

period

.

However

, it finished just slightly over the beginning of the

period

number.

Conversely

,

water

and

pipeline

commenced with a lower number compared to

road

and

rail

(under 40

million

tonnes

). Both showed a drastic increase in the first 8-year

period

, with roughly 60

tonnes

for

water

, and 25

million

tonnes

for

pipeline

, and maintained at their level. After that, these two

transportation

dropped minimally.

Then

, the

water

rose to approximately 65

million

tonnes

,

while

the

pipeline

level out until 2002.