IELTS Writing Mistake: Task 1 (Graph) with Sample Answer Band 8.0

According to the given illustration, about 70 million tons of various goods were transported in the UK using the road transportation system initially in 1974. In this year second largest goods quantity (40 million tonnes) was transported using the rail lines while almost similar amount of goods was brought in using water ways. Pipelines were used to bring the minimum amount of goods which consisted of about 5 million tonnes.

Over the years, the amount of goods transported in the UK increased with some fluctuations and the use of water ways increased significantly. Roads remained the main transportation systems for bringing these goods through the years and in 2002 about 100 million tonnes of goods were transported in the UK using road transportation systems. 

Water ways contributed the second largest quantity of goods transportation in this year which was more than 60 million tonnes. Total amount of goods transported using the railway showed some fluctuations but remained almost same as it was in 1974. Finally, the use of pipeline for goods transportation increased to over 20 million tonnes compared to only 5 million tonnes in 1974.

Source: https://www.ielts-adviser.com/quantities-of-goods-transported-in-the-uk-between-1974-and-2002/