Cultural References
The Alamein line was the stage for an elaborate practical joke played on the residents of the area by comedian Barry Humphries. While on a train, Humphries was met at each station between Camberwell and Alamein by a waiter who would serve another course of an elaborate breakfast, much to the annoyance of the relatively conservative residents of the suburbs concerned.
Cartoonist Jeff Hook drew a daily cartoon for the newspaper the Herald Sun, and would often picture a station with the name "Doowrub". This was derived from reversing Burwood station's name. Burwood was also the home of former Premier Jeff Kennett.
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