Tomtetåget — Ohsabanan

Ohsabanan is a 14.5 km long narrow-gauge railway east of Värnamo in Småland, run by the non-profit Ohs Bruks Järnvägs Museiförening. Its Tomtetåget is a steam-drawn Santa train that runs through the winter landscape from Ohs Bruk to Gimarp, where, the operator says, Santa himself lives and takes children's wish lists. The trip is a return journey.

After the meeting with Santa the association invites everyone to a train-side coffee break. Grilled sausage, freshly baked lussekatter, mulled wine, coffee and gingerbread are all included in the ticket price, together with a small Christmas present.

The operator limits each train to 100 places and says the train is back at Ohs Bruk about one and a half hours after departure. The operator also notes that diesel locomotives can replace the steam locomotives in case of breakdown or fire risk.

A return steam train ride of about one and a half hours from Ohs Bruk to Gimarp, a meeting with Santa, who takes the children's wish lists, and a spread of grilled sausage, lussekatter, mulled wine, coffee and gingerbread, with a small Christmas present, all included in the ticket. The operator says diesel locomotives can replace the steam locomotives in case of breakdown or fire risk.

Boards at Ohs Bruk station on the Ohsabanan, east of Värnamo. Tickets for the special trains are sold only through the operator's website, and each train has 100 seats. Pushchairs and dogs are not allowed on the Tomtetåget. Alcohol, and alcohol-free imitations of it, may not be brought aboard or consumed. The operator's booking pages give information on allergies and on asking to sit together. The station telephone, 0370-65 11 11, is usually staffed only on traffic days.