when i was at a uk boarding school back in the 1960s, British Rail used to have this thing called PLA - Passenger Luggage in Advance. They would pick up your luggage (in this case a trunk with my clothes & stuff in it) and transport it to an address at your destination. I really never understood how this all worked (our house-masters did all the paperwork), but it worked well.
Just another example of how in some ways (not all, i will admit) the past was a better place.
Trains used to offer something like that when I was young, because the early trains had more room (and less passengers) and the late trains were packed to the gills and overflowing.
Moving some of the luggage made their life easier at the cost of a final delivery.
Just another example of how in some ways (not all, i will admit) the past was a better place.