The line graph compares the proportion of
goods
transported in the UK from 1874 to 2002 by four Use synonyms
transportation
modes (road, Use synonyms
water
, rail, and Use synonyms
pipeline
). Use synonyms
Overall
, road, Linking Words
water
, and Use synonyms
pipeline
Use synonyms
transportation
experienced an increased trend, Use synonyms
while
rail Linking Words
transportation
decreased over the period.
In 1975, the road carried stood at 70 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tonnes
before reaching a peak at 90 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tonnes
in 2000, the highest among Use synonyms
four
categories in all years. Correct article usage
the four
Similarly
, the figure Linking Words
of
Change preposition
for
water
and Use synonyms
Use synonyms
pipeline
witnessed a slight increase from 1978 to 1982, reporting Fix the agreement mistake
pipelines
at
approximately 42 Change preposition
apply
million
Use synonyms
tonnes
and 21 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tonnes
. Use synonyms
While
the Linking Words
pipeline
carried remained stable for the following years, Use synonyms
the
Correct article usage
apply
water
Use synonyms
transportation
peaked at 61 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tonnes
by the end of the period as the second most popular of Use synonyms
goods
transported in the UK.
Regarding rail-carried Use synonyms
goods
, the number of Use synonyms
goods
transported saw a fluctuation trend from the beginning until the end of the period at 40 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
tonnes
, which was the second lowest of the transported Use synonyms
goods
.Use synonyms
caroot