The graph illustrates the quantities of goods transported in the united kingdom by four different modes of transport between the time period of 1974 and 2002. Over this span of 28 years, the quantities of goods transported by road, water and pipeline have all increased while the quantity transported by rail has remained almost constant at about 40 million tonnes.
The largest quantity of goods transported both in 1974 and 2002 was by road ( 70 million tonnes and 98 million tonnes respectively) while the lowest both in 1974 and 2002 was by pipeline (about 5 million tonnes and 22 million tonnes respectively ). The amount of goods transported by water was constant from 1974 to 1978, where it showed an exponential growth, rising to almost 60 million tonnes after which it plateaued for about 20 years before starting to rise gradually again.
The amount of goods transported by rail is almost constant at 40 million tonnes in 1974 and 2002, with decreases in quantity in between the years. It is also interesting to note that almost all showed a decrease in 1994 in amount of goods transported except for the pipeline, which actually peaked in that year.
Overall, the road remains the most popular method of transporting goods in the UK while water and pipelines are becoming increasingly used, have not become more popular as a method of transport.
The graph illustrates the
quantities
of
goods
transported in the
united kingdom
by four
different
modes of transport between the time period of 1974 and 2002. Over this span of 28 years, the
quantities
of
goods
transported by road, water and pipeline have all increased while the
quantity
transported by rail has remained
almost
constant at about 40
million
tonnes.
The largest
quantity
of
goods
transported both in 1974 and 2002 was by road
(
70
million
tonnes and 98
million
tonnes
respectively
) while the lowest both in 1974 and 2002 was by pipeline (about 5
million
tonnes and 22
million
tonnes
respectively
)
. The amount of
goods
transported by water was constant from 1974 to 1978, where it
showed
an exponential growth, rising to
almost
60
million
tonnes after which it plateaued for about 20 years
before
starting to rise
gradually
again.
The
amount of
goods
transported by rail is
almost
constant at 40
million
tonnes in 1974 and 2002, with decreases in
quantity
in between the years. It is
also
interesting to note that
almost
all
showed
a decrease in 1994 in amount of
goods
transported
except for
the pipeline, which actually peaked in that year.
Overall
, the road remains the most popular method of transporting
goods
in the UK while water and pipelines are becoming
increasingly
used
, have not become more popular as a method of transport.