In 1962 the "Elizabethan"'s six-hour schedule between London and Edinburgh meant a 9:30 am London departure gave a 9:30 pm arrival at Inverness, with 33 minutes allowed for changing trains at Edinburgh, and a through daytime service from Inverness to London via Perth started in 1974 with the "Clansman", and this was replaced in 1984 by the "Highland Chieftain" with a schedule of about hours.