The graph below presents percentage of commuters using different mode of transports in London in the years 1960, 1980 and 2000. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown in the diagram below.

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bar chart represents the proportion of transportation used in London from 1960 to 2000, namely train, car, tube, and bus. In the big picture, it is conspicuous that the car had an upward trend in

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, the number of bus users declined for 50 years. Focussing on the categories which had a fluctuating tendency, the rail commuters started at about 17% in 1960, before skyrocketing and reaching a peak at 25%.

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continued to decline in the 40 years after.

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, when the car stood at

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lowest point in 1960, the tube stayed at

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highest position at just over 25%. After that, the data reported that

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decreased fractionally

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20%, after recovering in 2000 from 23% in 1980. Turning to the remained categories, there was a dramatic increase

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individuals using cars by 40% between 1960 and 2000.

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, the bus had a significant decline

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users from around 34% to 14%

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period.