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.

You should write at least 150 words.

Sample Answer 1:

The line graph indicates the amounts of goods transported using four distinct types of transport in the UK from 1974 to 2002. Overall, it is clearly shown that the amounts of goods transported in the UK by all four different types of transport increased over the given period. It is noticeable that there was a significant rise in the quantities of goods transported by road in the UK from 1974 to 2002.

First and foremost, the most significant change in goods transported in this country on road generally increased from 1974 to 2002. It was about 70 million tonnes in 1974 rose to its highest point at just under100 million tonnes in 2002. This similar increasing trend can be seen on goods transported by water and pipeline, they started just below 40 and about 5 million tonnes respectively and rose to just above 60 and above 20 million tonnes in the last year. Among the three types of transport, goods that were transported on road were the most popular modes of transport.

An opposite trend can be observed for the goods transported using rail. In 1974, it was exactly 40 million tonnes and declined to about 30 million tonnes in 1984. It then showed a fluctuation pattern from 1984 to 1995. It rose considerably until the year 2002 and reached its peak at just over 40 million tonnes.

Sample Answer 2:

The graph illustrates the differences in transport from 1974 to 2002 in UK transport. It can be noticed that the graph for pipeline remained steady from 1994 to 2002. However, other means of transportation on roads, water and railways went up slowly in the same year.

Goods transported using pipeline in the UK from 1974 and 2002 stayed constant at 20 million tonnes from 1994 up to 2002, which started at about one million tonnes in 1994. Unlike, Road and Water goods transported in those rose to 40 million tonnes. At the beginning of 1974, Pipeline increased in 1982 to almost 20 million tonnes and still maintained the same level from 1982 to 1990 and between 1990 to 1994 decreased slowly.

Three goods transport in the UK (1974-2002) were Road, Water and Rail showed a rise slowly in 2002. Goods transported in Road got higher than Water and Rail. Although, the waterway goods transportation stayed constant at approximately 60 million tonnes in 1982. Roadway transported goods reduced slowly to about 70 million tonnes. The pipeline had different statistics which increased slowly but most still levelled out at null to twenty million tonnes than others fluctuated from 1975 until 2002.