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Who’s to blame? The trail of responsibility goes beyond poor maintenance of British railways, say industry critics. Stingy gover
Who’s to blame? The trail of responsibility goes beyond poor maintenance of British railways, say industry critics. Stingy gover
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2019-04-08
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Who’s to blame? The trail of responsibility goes beyond poor maintenance of British railways, say industry critics. Stingy governments—both Labor and Tory—have cut down on investments in trains and rails. In the mid-1990s a Conservative government pushed through the sale of the entire subsidy-guzzling rail network. Operating franchises were parceled out among private companies and a separate firm, Railtrack, was awarded ownership of the tracks and stations. In the future, the theory ran back then, the private sector could pay for any improvements—with a little help from the state—and take the blame for any failings.
Today surveys show that travelers believe privatization is one of the reasons for the railways’s failures. They ask whether the pursuit of profits is compatible with guaranteeing safety. Worse, splitting the network between companies has made coordination nearly impossible. "The railway was torn apart at privatization and the structure that was put in place was...designed, if we are honest, to maximize the proceeds to the Treasury, " said Railtrack boss Gerald Corbett before resigning last month in the wake of the Hatfield crash.
Generally, the contrasts with mainland Europe are stark. Over the past few decades the Germans, French and Italians have invested 50 percent more than the British in transportation infrastructure. As a result, a web of high-speed trains now crisscross the Continent, funded by governments willing to commit state funds to major capital projects. Spain is currently planning 1, 000 miles of new highspeed track. In France superfast trains already shuttle between all major cities, often on dedicated lines. And in Britain? When the Eurostar trains that link Paris, London and Brussels emerge from the Channel Tunnel onto British soil and join the crowded local network, they must slow down from 186 mph to a maximum of 100 mph—and they usually have to go even slower.
For once, the government is listening. After all, commuters are voters, too. In a pre-vote spending spree, the government has committed itself to huge investment in transportation, as well as education and the public health service. Over the next 10 years, the railways should get an extra £60 billion, partly through higher subsidies to the private companies. As Blair ackoowledged last month, "Britain has been underinvested in and investment is central to Britain’s future. " You don’t have to tell the 3 million passengers who use the railways every day. Last week trains to Darlington were an hour late—and crawling at Locomotion No. 1 speeds.
According to Gerald Corbett, British railway is structured
选项
A、for the benefit of commuters.
B、to the advantage of the government.
C、for the effect of better coordination.
D、as a replacement of the private system.
答案
B
解析
该题为细节题。文章第二段最后一句提到杰拉尔-德科贝特说的话“The railway was torn apart at privatization and the structure that was put in place was…designed,if we are honest,to maximize the proceeds to the Treasury…”,意思是“铁路系统因为私有化而四分五裂,老实说,铁路结构的设计是基于最大化地增加财政收入”,由此可知杰拉尔-德科贝特认为英国的铁路结构是建立在政府受益的基础之上的。故选B。
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