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 depicts the amount of products transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002 using four modes of
transportation
.
Overall
, it is evident that roadways were the most common mode of transportation
throughout the period. Meanwhile, there were some fluctuations in the use of railways. Conversely
, pipelines were the least used mode of transportation
in all of the years.
Initially
, roadways were the most used means of transportation
, with approximately 70 million
tonnes
of goods transported in 1975. After a slight decline in 1985, with around 65 million
tonnes
transported, the use of roadways steadily increased to a peak of approximately 97 million
tonnes
of products transported in 2002.
On the other hand
, there was some variation in the use of railways. In 1975, 40 million
tonnes
were transported by rail. However
, this
fell to nearly 30 million
tonnes
in 1986. With some fluctuations between these years, it ended with 40 million
tonnes
transported in 2002. In contrast
, the usage of pipelines was only around 5 million
tonnes
in 1975. With a minimal increase to 22 million
tonnes
in 1982, it remained relatively consistent.Submitted by cranjal07 on
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