The Hub of The Empire Minus Its Buses -- The scene at Piccadilly Circus today. Piccadilly Circus, seldom without its familiar red London Buses from before dawn until after midnight, is now a scene of private transport only due to the Bus Strike. Over a dozen routes pass round the London Landmark. October 16, 1954. (Photo by Fox Photos). ;The Hub of The Empire Minus Its Buses -- The scene at Piccadilly Circus today. Piccadilly Circus, seldom without its familiar red London Buses from before da