A lot of people (Forest Hill Society, Sydenham Society, local councillors) did try to get ramps installed but the gradients and height limits required for DDA compliance would make it very difficult to deliver.

Public transport providers are specifically excluded from needing to retrofit all infrastructure to make it DDA compliant. Even if this were not the case it could be argued that roads on both sides of the railway are accessible and there is no need to make the bottom of the subway accessible.

I think a more likely solution (but it won't be soon) would be to have level access from platform 2 to Perry Vale - either by flat access to Perry Vale car park, or a lift to a new development on Waldram Place. People would then be able to cross over via the footbridge and we might be allowed to get 'platform tickets' if you have no intension of traveling, just crossing over.

In the meantime, it would be interesting to conduct a count of pushchairs and wheelchairs using the south circular route to avoid the underpass.