Workhead for removing a railway track fastener

A workhead for removing a railway track fastener, said workhead comprising:

• a percussion hammer;
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• a hammer moil being rotatable relative to the percussion hammer, said hammer moil including a moil mount located within and being in alignment with a mating coupling of the percussion hammer, said hammer moil including a moil head having a removal tool adapted to align for contact with the track fastener, the moil head connected at a predetermined angular offset to the moil mount whereby during removal of the track fastener the moil mount of the hammer moil rotates within the mating coupling of to the percussion hammer maintaining alignment between the removal tool and said fastener thereby at least in part compensating for the angular offset between the moil head and the moil mount.

A hammer moil for removing a railway track fastener, said hammer moil comprising:

• a moil mount being rotatable relative to a percussion hammer, said moil mount located within and being in alignment with a mating coupling of the percussion hammer;
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• a moil head connected at a predetermined angular offset to the moil mount, the moil head including a removal tool adapted to align for contact with the track fastener whereby during removal of the track fastener the moil mount of the hammer moil rotates within the mating coupling of the percussion hammer maintaining alignment between the removal tool and said fastener thereby at least in part compensating for the angular offset between the moil head and the moil mount.