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transport in the UK during the period 1974 to 2002.
The amount of goods transported by road was the largest , with around
70 milion tonnes in 1974 . It sharply increased to about 100 million
tonnes in 2002 . The figure for water was lower throughout the period :
it rose from around 40 million tonnes in 1974 to about 58 million tonnes
in 1980 and then stood at this level until 1998 , before climbing to over
65 million tonnes in 2002.
The amounts of goods transported by the other two means of transport
were lower . There was a dramatic fall in the figure for rail transportation
from around 40miion tonnes in 1974 to 30 million tonnes in 1984 ,
although it increased to over 40 million tonnes in 2002 . The pipeline for
transporting goods saw a steady growth from approximately 5 million
tonnes in 1974 to over 20 million tonnes in 1995 , and then it remained
at this level in the rest of the period . Despite the growth , it was the least
popular means of transport.
Overall , almost every means of transport in UK saw an upward trend in
the goods delivery , while there was a different pattern in rail. Road
transportation delivered more goods than any other means of transport.