Band 6+: 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 line graph illustrates the amount of products and the way they are in the UK between 1974 Act 2002 units are presented in million tons.

Overall, the most preferred way to transport goods where roads, and the least popular way was pipeline. Moreover, water depicted an upward trend and it notably surpassed rails over the years.

Throughout the years, roads maintained the highest number of deported goods, initiating at almost 70 million tons, then it gradually rose until 1998 to nearly 80 million tons, then surged and reached about 100 million tons in 2002. On the other hand, pipelines remained as the least usable transportation method starting at less than 5 million tons. Yet, it witnessed a substantial growth to around the year 1996, where it remained steady on merely 22 million tons until the end of the period.

Regarding water and rail tracks, they both started with almost 39 and million tons, respectively. Water rose steadily and outraced rails after 1978, eventually landing on nearly 62 million tons in 2002. Railways exhibited a dramatic decrease and hit a rock bottom of around 30 million tons, then steadily went up to more than 40 million tons in 2002.