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Name: Today marks 99 years since John Vernon Bartlett was born. He wasn’t just leading Mott, Hay and And
Uploaded: 2026-06-18T22:39:37.884Z
Channel: Robyn Jones
Description: Today marks 99 years since John Vernon Bartlett was born. He wasn’t just leading Mott, Hay and Anderson or the ICE, he reshaped tunnelling with the bentonite shield. A simple idea with a massive imp

Administration Manager at Mott MacDonald

Today marks 99 years since John Vernon Bartlett was born. He wasn’t just leading Mott, Hay and Anderson or the ICE, he reshaped tunnelling with the bentonite shield. A simple idea with a massive impact on safety, cost and what engineers could take on. That first test at New Cross kicked off something much bigger. You can still see the influence in Mott MacDonald rail and metro projects across the world. Interesting to see how that thinking still carries through today? https://mottm.ac/3S5rNTB

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