The line chart illustrates the cargo deliveredin the UK by four different roads (Road, Water, Rail, Pipeline) between 1974 and 2002.
Overall, it can be seen that goods sent by all ways increased except for railways, which was fluctuated.
The majority items shipped by roads which were around 70 million tonnes in 1974. Then it increased at 80 million tonnes over the next 20 years, increasing significantly around 100 million tonnes in 2002. In contrast, pipeline took the last position with nearly 7 million tonnes transported in 1974, then it rose dramatically at approximately 20 million tonnes in 1994. Although the number remained unchange till end of the years.
Additionally, water and railway transported same number of products which were 40 million tonnes in 1974, then again they remained stable untill 1978. After that, water mode increased at around 60 million ton by 1982 which was stable till 1994. At the end the period its again rose at narely 64 million tonnes. While, railway transported amount declined to about 25 million tons. By 2002, delivered by rail dropped 40 million.
