The Victorian slope was not meant to be steep though.

I can only think that the slope started as soon as it passed under the track, but the WHSmith extension obviously would block that today.
Alternatively the slope ran up the service road and back, which I guess is not going to be happening either.

So that leaves a lift. A third of the stairs (vertical) would need to be cut away, creating a vertical drop to place a small lift. Simple.

I've bumped and carried prams up and down those stairs and helped many others more times than I care to remember and I loathe them. It is a very busy pedestrian intersection of Perry Vale, (the extension of) Waldram Pk Rd, London Rd, Devonshire Rd and Dartmouth Rd and it needs to be accessible.

The 10min industrial detour around the outside of the ex coal yard, ex tram terminal to the South circular underpass etc etc is unreasonable, as many are finding out today.