Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rail includes casting a steel to obtain a semi-product. The steel has a composition comprising 0.20%?C?0.60%, 1.0%?Si?2.0%, 0.60%?Mn?1.60% and 0.5?Cr?2.2%, optionally 0.01%?Mo?0.3%, 0.01%?V?0.30%; the remainder being Fe and impurities. The method also includes hot rolling the semi-product into a hot rolled semi-product having the shape of the rail and comprising a head, with a final rolling temperature TFRT higher than Ar3; and cooling the head to a cooling stop temperature TCS between 200° C. and 520° C. The temperature of the head over time is comprised between a upper boundary having the coordinates defined by A1 (0 second, 780° C.), B1 (50 seconds, 600° C.), and C1 (110 seconds, 520° C.) and a lower boundary having the coordinates defined by A2 (0 second, 675° C.), B2 (50 seconds, 510° C.), and C2 (110 seconds, 300° C.). The method also includes maintaining the head in a temperature range comprised between 300° C. and 520° C.