UK Goods Transportation Trends: Road Remains Dominant, Water & Pipeline Growing

The graph illustrates the amount of goods transported in the United Kingdom using four different modes of transportation from 1974 to 2002. During this period, the amount of goods transported through road, water, and pipeline increased, while the amount transported through rail remained steady at around 40 million tons.

Road transportation was the most popular method of transporting goods in both 1974 and 2002, with 70 million tons and 98 million tons respectively. On the other hand, pipeline transportation had the lowest amount of goods transported in both years, with approximately 5 million tons in 1974 and 22 million tons in 2002. Water transportation had a constant amount of goods transported from 1974 to 1978, after which it increased exponentially to almost 60 million tons, then plateaued for about 20 years before gradually increasing again.

Interestingly, the amount of goods transported through rail remained almost constant at 40 million tons in both 1974 and 2002, with some fluctuations in between. It is worth noting that all modes of transportation, except pipeline, experienced a decrease in the amount of goods transported in 1994.

In conclusion, road transportation remains the most popular method of transporting goods in the UK, while water and pipeline transportation are becoming increasingly utilized, but have not yet surpassed road transportation in popularity.