[单项选择]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’ 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 ..
A. its structural design
B. the pursuit of profit
C. its inefficient network
D. the lack of safety guarantees

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