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ms_com wants the stairs to be bare wood with a runner. They are caked in decades of paint and crud so I have been putting off the very thought of it. But, I decided to take a punt on a £40 "IR" paint stripper from Amazon, and by christ it works!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paint-Stripper-Infrared-Tool-Decorating/dp/B09QMFYR73
Works exactly as advertised. Wait 10 min for it to heat up (only 400W), hold over the area to be stripped for 10-20 seconds, layers of paint turn to soft cheese and just strip off.
Had a crack at a more intricate newel post, and the shortcomings are it doesn't really get into the nooks and crannies, but for £40, it'll make stripping any flattish surface MUCH easier.