What is the difference between crane rail and train rail

Aug 18, 2025 Leave a message

The QU series crane rails provided by GNEE RAIL are the most widely used crane rail types in China and comply with the latest Chinese standard YB/T 5055. It is specially designed for crane trolley and trolley tracks, suitable for bridge cranes, gantry cranes, whether they are light, medium, large or heavy-duty. These rails are known for their high strength and durability, making them suitable as a choice for your lifting needs.


The steel rail, also know as rail track, railroad rail, is used to guide the train wheels far forwarding, by withstanding the enormous stress by the wheel.

 

Crane rails feature a convex top profile and a flat base with substantial width to increase contact area with the foundation. GNEE RAIL supplies crane rail models including QU70, QU80, QU100, and QU120, commonly manufactured from U71Mn steel;

 

Rail Type SIZE(mm) theoretical weight
height bottom width head width waist depth
Crane rail QU70 120 120 70 28 52.8
QU80 130 130 80 32 63.69
QU100 150 150 100 38 88.96
QU120 170 170 120 44 118.1

 

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Railway rails exhibit an I-shaped cross-section providing superior bending resistance, categorized into two types: light rails and heavy rails. Rail specifications are denoted by nominal weight per meter, with rails exceeding 30kg/m classified as heavy rails. GNEE RAIL provides comprehensive heavy rail and light rail specifications and offers customization services per client requirements.

 

Classification Height(mm) Head (mm) Bottom (mm) Thick(mm) Weight (kg/m)
Light Rail 8 KG/M 65 25 54 7 8.42
9 KG/M 63.5 32.1 63.5 5.9 8.94
12 KG/M 69.85 38.1 69.85 7.54 12.2
15 KG/M 79.37 42.86 79.37 8.33 15.2
18 KG/M 80 40 80 10 18.06
22 KG/M 93.66 50.8 93.66 10.72 22.3
24 KG/M 107 51 90 10.9 24.46
30 KG/M 107.95 60.33 107.95 12.3 30.1
Heavy Rail 38 KG/M 134 68 114 13 38.733
43 KG/M 140 70 114 14.5 44.653
45 KG/M 145 67 126 14.5 45.546
50 KG/M 152 70 132 15.5 51.514
60 KG/M 176 73 150 16.5 60.64

 

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