Railway Housing Association and Thirteen are exploring an opportunity to come together, helping us to continue to improve homes, services and communities for years to come.
While no final decision has been made, we've been encouraged by how much we have in common. We share a commitment to providing quality homes, delivering great services and listening to our residents.
By coming together, we believe we can build on these strengths. We’ll continue to value the local relationships that matter while benefiting from the resources, expertise and opportunities a larger organisation can offer.
Most importantly, we’re committed to protecting the values that matter most. We’ll continue to listen to residents, work closely with our communities and keep people at the centre of the decisions we make.
If the proposal receives the necessary approvals, Railway would become part of Thirteen while continuing to operate as Railway for the first 12 months. During this time, we’d work closely with residents to carefully plan how services could come together in the future.
We’ll keep you updated throughout the process and make sure that any future decisions are guided by what’s best for residents, homes and communities.
If you’re a Railway resident
We want to reassure you that there would be no immediate changes to the services you receive or the colleagues you deal with.
You should continue to contact Railway in the usual way for repairs, rent enquiries, tenancy support, or any other services.
Railway Housing Association and Thirteen consultation programme 2026
We really want to hear your views! Please come along to one of our resident consultation events to give us your feedback on our proposals.
You can see where we’ll be in the table below, and we’ll be sending you more details of the event options in your local areas about one week in advance.
You can also share your views by completing our consultation form. Just click here or scan the QR code below.
| Date | Time | Town/city/area | Address | Method |
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Monday 26 October |
10am – 11.30am |
Darlington |
Bourne Avenue |
Mobile touchpoint
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1pm – 2.30pm |
Darlington |
Bank Top Mews |
Mobile touchpoint
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3pm – 7pm |
Darlington |
The Sidings, Engine House Lane, Andrews House |
Mobile touchpoint
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Tuesday 27 October |
2pm – 7pm |
Darlington |
Tempest Anderson House and Faverdale |
Drop in at Tempest Anderson House |
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Wednesday 28 October |
10am – 12pm |
Hartlepool |
Middleton Grange Shopping Centre |
Drop in at the Hartlepool touchpoint store
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Thursday 29 October |
10am – 12pm |
Doncaster |
Patrick Stirling Court |
Drop in at Patrick Stirling Court |
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2pm – 4pm |
Doncaster |
The Woodlands |
Mobile touchpoint
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Monday 2 November |
11am – 3pm |
Hull |
Paterson, Forster, Enrest Hill |
Drop in at Forster House |
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Tuesday 3 November |
10am – 12pm |
Bishop Auckland |
The Laurels |
Drop in at The Laurels Apartments |
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2pm – 4pm |
Spennymoor |
Hillingdon House |
Door knock |
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Wednesday 4 November |
10am – 12pm |
Gateshead |
North Eastern Court |
Drop in at North Eastern Court |
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2pm – 3pm |
Low Fell |
Breckenbeds Road |
Door knock |
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Thursday 5 November |
10am – 12pm |
York |
Springfield Court and Ashton House |
Drop in at Springfield Court |
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2pm – 4pm |
York |
Martin Cheeseman Court |
Drop in at Martin Cheeseman Court |
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Monday 9 November |
10am – 12pm |
Leeds |
Sayers Close and Clayden House |
Drop in at Clayden House |
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2pm – 4pm |
Leeds |
Gresley House, Stanier House and Sussex Avenue |
Mobile touchpoint
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Tuesday 10 November |
10am – 12pm |
Stockton |
Hackworth Court |
Drop in at Hackworth Court |
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2pm – 4pm |
Shildon |
Plevna Mews |
Drop in at Plevna Mews |
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Wednesday 11 November |
10am – 12pm |
Newcastle |
Cowans House and Wedgewood Cottages |
Drop in at Cowans House |
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2pm – 4pm |
Newcastle |
Hadricks Mill Road, Gosforth, Derwentway, Blaydon and Davidson Cottages |
Door knock |
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Thursday 12 November |
10am – 12pm |
Hull |
Swan House, Newton Thorpe Close, Jubilee Place, Swanland |
Drop in at Swan House |
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2pm – 4pm |
Hull |
Snuff Mill Lane and Southwood Avenue, Cottingham |
Mobile touchpoint
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Friday 13 November |
10am – 12pm |
South Shields |
Ernest Mackley House and Wenlock Road |
Door knock |
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2pm – 4pm |
South Shields |
St Gregorys Court |
Door knock |
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Monday 16 November |
10am – 12pm |
York |
Saturn and Vulcan House |
Mobile touchpoint
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2pm – 4pm |
York |
Severn Green |
Mobile touchpoint
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Watch our videos
We've created a short video featuring the chief executives of Railway and Thirteen. They explain more about this opportunity and what it could mean for residents.
Watch the video below to find out more.
Update from Thirteen and Railway Chief Executives
Hear from Chief Executives Matt Forrest, from Thirteen, and Matt Sugden, from Railway Housing about a proposal for Railway Housing Association to join Thirteen Group.
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