 The former Brisbane City Council Tramway substation no 8 is a two-storey building of dark brick built to the design of Brisbane City Council Tramways architect R R Ogg between 1934-37.Horse-drawn trams operated in Brisbane from August 1885, operated by an English company, Metropolitan Tramway and Investment Co. Ltd.The first public supply of electricity in Brisbane was from a generator in Edison Lane, which supplied the General Post Office in 1888.