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(Submit) Close share panel Chris Mears Image caption The bus was unveiled on Friday at the Pride of Reading Awards A gold bus has been created for Olympic gold medallist Chris Mears in tribute to his Rio 2016 success. The single deck bus will primarily run along the lime 2 route, which serves Mears's village Burghfield Common, near Reading, but will also be available for use on other routes in the town. It comes after a fake golden postbox was installed in his village in August. Mears and his diving partner Jack Laugher won the men's synchronised 3m springboard event. Media captionChris Mears gets an Olympic gold... bus He described seeing himself pictured on a bus as a "surreal experience". "My old friendship group use this service, so it's going to be weird for them getting on the bus and seeing me on the side of it," he said. He added that he hopes the younger generation in the town will be inspired by his achievements in Rio and for the sport of diving. Image caption Mears and his diving partner Jack Laugher won the men's synchronised 3m springboard event Jake Osman, of Reading Buses, said: "After the great exploits of London 2012, the gold medal winning athletes were celebrated with gold post boxes in their home towns. However, this was only for those Olympics. "As Chris will not get a golden post box in Burghfield Common we thought we could step up and give Chris something to demonstrate that the people of Burghfield, and Reading are proud of his achievements." The bus was unveiled at the Pride of Reading Awards on Friday. Image copyright Andy Evans Photos Image caption A fake golden postbox was installed in Chris Mears's home village of Burghfield Common after his Rio 2016 success Share this story About sharing Email Facebook Messenger Messenger Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp LinkedIn More on this story Diver Chris Mears's Rio win marked by fake gold postbox 24 August 2016 Diver Chris Mears visits fake gold postbox in Burghfield Common 26 August 2016 Related Internet links Reading Buses The BBC is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites Top Stories Syrian rebels threaten to boycott talks Syrian rebel groups suspend participation in preparations for peace talks brokered by Russia. 3 January 2017 Trump derides North Korea missile claim 3 January 2017 Best-selling car in Sweden not a Volvo 3 January 2017 Features Analysis House of Cards The family drama gripping Indian politics Bar stories A tour of some of London's oldest and most intriguing pubs A pneumonia-detecting coat ...and four other ingenious inventions you'll see in 2017 Video Jumbo orders Does the world's largest passenger plane have a future? 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