Possible Clues:

• Alternative to stairs
• Lift to reveal bum!
• This will get you up and leave it to rot
• Cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft
• It goes up and down
• Use a lever to give lift
• One offers motion from the floor, to make progress
• Means of raising energy tax in part that's mounting
• Car in a shaft
• Its users have no need to take flight to reveal confusion