the lynton &amp; barnstaple railway association (since 2000, a charity) was formed in 1979. woody bay station was bought by the lynton and barnstaple railway company in 1995 and, after much effort, a short section of railway reopened to passengers in 2004. this was extended to over a mile in 2006, with steam and diesel trains running between woody bay and the new, temporary station at killington lane station.