Coach Beard boards a southbound Metropolitan Line train from Wembley Park towards Aldgate. However the train he boards is a 2009 stock train used on the Victoria Line (complete with Victoria Line car line diagrams and light blue interior).
The FA Cup Final is played in May, the semis would probably be played in April. No blue moon (third of four moons in a season) has happened that early in the spring.
Pubs are known for having pool tables in the UK. A private club would be more likely to have s poker tables.
Coach Beard boards an AEC Routemaster bearing service number N22 to Richmond. However these vehicles were removed from regular service in 2005 (except two Heritage routes, neither of which operated at night or went to Richmond).