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.