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Jambatan Victoria, Karai = Victoria Bridge, Karai

Author :  Ar. Hj. Mior Zawari Hj. Hassan

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Country
Malaysia
Publisher
Hotel D'Village, Perak, Malaysia
Format PaperBack
Language English, Malay
Year of Publication 2020
Bib. Info 36p. ; 21x21cm
Product Weight 200 gms.
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Jambatan Victoria merupakan sebuah jambatan keretapi yang terbesar dan terpanjang di Tanah Melayu sekitar awal 1900. Jambatan ini telah siap dibina pada tahun 1900 dan sekarang merupakan jambatan keretapi tertua di Malaysia. Jambatan ini dibina melintasi Sungai Perak dari telah melengkapkan rangkaian landasan keretapi yang menghubungkan dari Sungai Siput ke Enggor pada tahun 1898 untuk menghala ke utara tanah air. Pada masa itu, pembinaan Jambatan Victoria telah membahagikan Karai kepada dua kawasan iaitu sebelah kiri dan kanan. Sebelum jambatan ini disiapkan, ia dikenali sebagai Jambatan Enggor kerana pihak lnggeris ingin menamakan kawasan kiri jambatan sebagai Enggor manakala sebelah kanan sebagai Karai. ltulah sebabnya hentian keretapi ini dinamakan hentian Enggor kerana ia terletak sebelah kiri iandasan. Walau bagaimanapun, penduduk tempatan tidak mahu mengikut kehendak Inggeris dan masih ingin mengekalkan nama Karai di sebelah kiri landasan sebagai Pekan Karai sehingga ke hari ini. *** Victoria Bridge was the longest and largest railway bridge in Malaya at that time. it was completed in 1900 and now regarded as the oldest railway bridge in Malaysia. The bridge was constructed to connect the railway lines that had already linked Sungai Siput to Enggor in 1898 to Kuala Kangsar in the north. The construction of the bridge and railway lines had divided Karai into two parts. Before the bridge was completed it was known as Enggor Bridge because the British wanted to rename the area located on the left side of the bridge as Enggor and on the right remained as Karai. The railway station was named Enggor as it was located on the left side of the railway lines, karai folks disagreed with the ideas and wanted Karai to remained on the left as it was known as Karai Town now.

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