ðə pˈæɹɪʃ wʌz fˈɔːɹmɚli kənˈɛktᵻd tə ɡlˈæzɡoʊ vˈaɪəɹ ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə ænd ɡlˈæzɡoʊ ɹˈeɪlweɪ ænd ðə blˈeɪn vˈæli ɹˈeɪlweɪ, wɪð stˈeɪʃənz æt kˈæmpsi ɡlˈɛn, stɹˈæθbleɪn, blˈeɪnfiːld, dˈʌmɡɔɪn ænd kˈɪlɜːn, wˌɪtʃ ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tʊ ˌæbɚfˈɔɪl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
The parish was formerly connected to Glasgow via Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway and the Blane Valley Railway, with stations at Campsie Glen, Strathblane, Blanefield, Dumgoyne and Killearn, which opened in 1867 (extended to Aberfoyle in 1882).