The diagram compares the different quantities of goods that were transported in the United Kingdom using four means of transportation from 1974 to 2002.
Overall, the figure for road ranked first throughout the period, while that for pipeline stood last. All modes experienced rises, except for railways which mainly showed fluctuations. Road transport initially stood at 70 million tonnes, rising rather steadily until 1992 when it reached about 80 million. After a sudden surge in 1999, it continued to rise steadily for another 3 years to reach a high of just below 100 million in 2002. The figures for water and rail transport remained stable at 40 million from 1974 to 1978, after which the former rose significantly to about 60 million before dropping slightly in 1999, followed by another increase to 65 million in 2002. In contrast, the latter fluctuated widely over the rest of the period, returning to its initial figure in 2002.
Goods transported via pipeline rose gradually in quantity from 5 million in 1974 to just over 20 million in 1995, following which the figure levelled off. 
The diagram compares the  
different
 quantities of  
goods
 that  
were transported
 in the United Kingdom using four means of transportation from 1974 to 2002. 
Overall
, the  
figure
 for road ranked  
first
 throughout the period, while that for pipeline stood last. All modes experienced rises,  
except for
 railways which  
mainly
  showed
 fluctuations. Road transport  
initially
 stood at 70  
million
 tonnes, rising  
rather
  steadily
 until 1992 when it reached about 80  
million
. After a sudden surge in 1999, it continued to rise  
steadily
 for another 3 years to reach a high of  
just
 below 100  
million
 in 2002. The  
figures
 for water and rail transport remained stable at 40  
million
 from 1974 to 1978, after which the former rose  
significantly
 to about 60  
million
  before
 dropping  
slightly
 in 1999, followed by another increase to 65  
million
 in 2002.  
In contrast
, the latter fluctuated  
widely
 over the rest of the period, returning to its initial  
figure
 in 2002. 
Goods
 transported via pipeline rose  
gradually
 in quantity from 5  
million
 in 1974 to  
just
 over 20  
million
 in 1995, following which the  
figure
 levelled off.