At Waterloo station on the arrivals platform for the Waterloo & City Line (platform 26), I'm pretty sure there's a lift at the "up" (I think) end of the platform which takes you up to the main Underground concourse level. I've never actually tried using it but I've walked past it many times and seen other people using it.
However, whenever I look at information about step-free/avoiding stairs access to the Waterloo & City Line, sources always say that there isn't any. For instance, in the Avoiding Stairs Tube Guide:
Now, since you're apparently required to use an escalator (which I can believe based on my knowledge of the station layout) to get anywhere useful, I can understand not including it as step-free. But why does everyone seem to forget about the existence of this lift? It's quite new, so it doesn't appear on the isometric maps that were published a little while back. But how on earth could they have built a lift and then just forgotten about it?!
However, whenever I look at information about step-free/avoiding stairs access to the Waterloo & City Line, sources always say that there isn't any. For instance, in the Avoiding Stairs Tube Guide:
.http://content.tfl.gov.uk/avoiding-stairs-tube-guide.pdf said:Escalator access between the main ticket hall and the Waterloo & City line, entry only. Please note that you cannot exit from the Waterloo & City line platforms without using stairs
Now, since you're apparently required to use an escalator (which I can believe based on my knowledge of the station layout) to get anywhere useful, I can understand not including it as step-free. But why does everyone seem to forget about the existence of this lift? It's quite new, so it doesn't appear on the isometric maps that were published a little while back. But how on earth could they have built a lift and then just forgotten about it?!