The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The given line graph illustrates the number of

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delivered in the UK from 1974 to 2002 by some kinds of transport.

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, it can be observed that both road and water went up moderately

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rail just fluctuated and pipeline increased gradually.

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, roads were consistently predominant and pipelines had the lowest number throughout the period. Beginning with the figures had the highest number of

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in the UK. With respect to roads, the data increased slightly from around 70 in 1974 to approximately 80

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in 1990 prior to growing palpably to under 100

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by the end of the period.

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, concerning water, the figure increased modestly to under 60

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and

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remained stable until 1994 before climbing tangibly to over 60

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by 2002. Moving onto the remaining modes for transporting

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in the UK. In connection with rail, the data only fluctuated between over 20 and approximately 40

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by the end of the timeframe, despite remaining stable in 1990.

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, regarding pipelines, the figure rose moderately to over 10

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by 1982 before increasing gradually to over 20

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and

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stood at

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data until 2002.