Stuff.co.nz | An engineering marvel: Lyttelton Railway Tunnel turns 150 Stuff.co.nz Lyttelton Rail Tunnel, seen here in the old Illustrated Press, opened in 1867 to join Christchurch and the port. Imagine arriving fresh to New Zealand at Lyttelton and disembarking from a ship with all your worldly belongings, ready to start a new life ... |